Christian Perez (footballer, born 1963) explained

Christian Perez
Birth Date:13 May 1963
Birth Place:Marseille, France
Height:1.68 m
Position:Forward, attacking midfielder
Years1:1980–1987
Caps1:188
Goals1:57
Years2:1987–1989
Caps2:32
Goals2:11
Years3:1988–1989
Clubs3:Paris Saint-Germain (loan)
Caps3:35
Goals3:7
Years4:1989–1992
Caps4:92
Goals4:15
Years5:1992–1994
Caps5:49
Goals5:6
Years6:1994–1995
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:1995–1996
Caps7:14
Goals7:1
Years8:1996–1997
Caps8:16
Goals8:2
Totalcaps:447
Totalgoals:99
Nationalyears1:1988–1992
Nationalcaps1:22
Nationalgoals1:2

Christian Perez (born 13 May 1963) is a French former footballer who played as a forward first and later as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Perez amassed Ligue 1 totals of 268 games and 44 goals over the course of 11 seasons, representing Nîmes Olympique (making his debut in the competition at the age of 16, he went on to appear for the club in all three major levels of French football), Montpellier HSC, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Monaco FC and Lille OSC.[1]

Perez retired in 1997 at 34, after two years in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua FC.

International career

Perez earned the first of his 22 caps for the France national team on 19 November 1988, starting and scoring in a 2–3 away defeat against Yugoslavia for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Selected for the UEFA Euro 1992 finals by coach Michel Platini, he played three incomplete games in an eventual group exit in Sweden.[2] [3] [4]

Honours

Nîmes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Des presidents comme Borelli, il n'en reste plus beaucoup". "Presidents like Borelli, we don't have many of those anymore". Sofoot. fr. 13 February 2016. 12 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Papin strikes as France deny hosts Sweden. UEFA.com. 5 October 2003. 4 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Near miss no comfort as France hold England. UEFA.com. 5 October 2003. 4 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Soaring Denmark finish off fancied France. UEFA.com. 5 October 2003. 4 October 2017.