Luis Ernesto Pérez

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Personal information
Luis Pérez
Full name	Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez
Date of birth	January 12, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	170 cm (5'7")
Nickname	Lucho
Playing position	Centre Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Monterrey
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2003 2003-	Necaxa Monterrey	115 (13) 146 (30)
National team²
2001-	Mexico	54 (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez (born January 12, 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football player, who currently plays as a Midfielder for CF Monterrey, in the Primera División de México.

Pérez debuted in the Mexican Soccer League with Necaxa in the 1999 Invierno season, playing his first game September 21 in a 3-1 victory over Santos Laguna. Pérez finished the season having played in 11 games, and by the beginning of the next year had a firm grip of the starting position. Pérez played the next four years with Necaxa, until, to the surprise of many, was sold to Monterrey for the Claura 2003, where he won his first championship. As with Necaxa, Pérez has been a mainstay in the Monterrey lineup.

Perez made his debut with the Mexican national team May 25, 2001 in a friendly against England. Uncapped through the next two years, he reemerged in 2003, making appearances for the team in the Gold Cup, and playing for the U-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He currently is one of the idols for his club.

He is known for his tremendous free kicks, high velocity penalty kicks, and even been copeared to Roberto Carlos.

[edit] Titles

Club de Futbol Monterrey Clausura 2003

México national team Concacaf Gold Cup 2003

Rookie of the year 1999 Primera División de México

[edit] External links

Luis Pérez's career timeline and detailed statistics
Luis Ernesto Pérez Article (In Spanish)

	Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Sánchez \| 2 Suárez \| 3 Salcido \| 4 Márquez \| 5 Osorio \| 6 Torrado \| 7 Naelson \| 8 Pardo \| 9 Borgetti \| 10 Franco \| 11 Morales \| 12 Corona \| 13 Ochoa \| 14 Pineda \| 15 Castro \| 16 Méndez \| 17 Fonseca \| 18 Guardado \| 19 Bravo \| 20 García \| 21 Arellano \| 22 Rodríguez \| 23 Pérez \| Coach: Lavolpe