Luis Ernesto Pérez

Football player infobox| playername= Luis Pérez


fullname = Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez
nickname = Lucho
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|1|12
cityofbirth = Mexico City
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub = Monterrey
position = Centre Attacking Midfielder
clubnumber = 8
years = 1997–2003
2003–
clubs = Necaxa
Monterrey
caps(goals) = 115 (13)
207 (37)
nationalyears = 1998–
nationalteam = flagicon|Mexico Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 062 0(8)
pcupdate = 25 September, 2008
ntupdate = 22 August, 2008

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

Career

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 speed penalty kicks, and has even been compared to Roberto Carlos.Fact|date=July 2008

Honours

*Club de Futbol Monterrey Clausura 2003 champions
*México National team 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
*Rookie of the year 1999 Primera División de México

External links

* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=822 Luis Pérez's career timeline and detailed statistics]
* [http://www.esmas.com/deportes/biografias/381047.html Luis Ernesto Pérez Article] (In Spanish)