Sébastien Pérez

Sébastien Pérez
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Pérez
Date of birth November 24, 1973 (1973-11-24) (age 38)
Place of birth Saint-Chamond, France
Playing position Central midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current club US Endoume
Youth career
AS Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 AS Saint-Étienne 55 (2)
1996–1998 SC Bastia 63 (10)
1998 Blackburn Rovers 5 (1)
1998–1999 SC Bastia (loan) 11 (2)
1999–2004 Marseille 75 (3)
2001–2002 Galatasaray (loan) 18 (3)
2004–2006 FC Istres 21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Sébastien Pérez (born 24 November 1973 in Saint-Chamond, Loire) is a French professional football player who started his career for AS Saint-Étienne as a central midfielder.

Pérez signed for Blackburn from SC Bastia in July 1998 by manager Roy Hodgson at the time, for a fee of £3 million pounds. His stay in East Lancashire was somewhat short, and he only made five appearances for Blackburn. He did, however, manage to score twice for Blackburn, against Chelsea in the league[1] and Lyon in the UEFA Cup.[2]

His career with Blackburn started well, but he suffered a serious injury, and upon return to the squad he struggled regaining his place back in the starting lineup. He was then loaned out and completed a move back to France, were he joined Marseille in June 1999. He was loaned out to Galatasaray for the 2001/02 season, then returned to Marseille until the end of the 2003/04 season, when he was released. He joined FC Istres. For the 2007/2008 season, he joined l'US Endoume.

Sébastien Pérez is also a member of the France national beach soccer team.

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