Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz (born 19 August 1973) is a former Chilean footballer who played as left back. His last professional club was Deportes Iquique.

Club career

Pérez began his football career at his professional hometown club O'Higgins, making his professional debut aged 19, being promoted to the first adult team by the coach Manuel Pellegrini in the 1993 season, then moving to Santiago Wanderers in 1997, after three successful seasons at Rancagua. He has spent the most time in Chile playing for Cobreloa, where he was capped in 137 matches and scored 15 goals. He also spent time with the Peruvian club Alianza Lima.

Rodrigo Pérez (footballer, born 1973)

International career

He made his debut for the Chilean national squad in 1995.

Rodrigo Pérez (footballer, born 1973)

Coaching career

He began his career as the coach of the team of (National Football Institute) and then he became the manager of Cobreloa in 2018 in the Primera B de Chile. He arrived to the mining club along with the former players Nelson Tapia and Eduardo Fournier. Next, he coached C.D. Rancagua Sur in the Tercera A, the fourth level of the Chilean football system league, from 2019 to 2020.

Rodrigo Pérez (footballer, born 1973)

Honours

Club

Cobreloa

Primera División de Chile (3): 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura

Alianza Lima

Peruvian Primera División: 2006 Descentralizado

Deportes Iquique

Primera B: 2010

Copa Chile: 2010

International

Chile

Canada Cup: 1995

References

External links

Rodrigo Pérez at Football-Lineups

1973 births

Living people

Footballers from Rancagua

Chilean men's footballers

Chile men's international footballers

Chilean expatriate men's footballers

O'Higgins F.C. footballers

Santiago Wanderers footballers

C.D. Cobreloa footballers

C.F. Pachuca players

Club Alianza Lima footballers

Unión Española footballers

Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers

Deportes Iquique footballers

Chilean Primera División players

Liga MX players

Peruvian Primera División players

Primera B de Chile players

Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico

Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru

Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico

Expatriate men's footballers in Peru

1995 Copa América players

2004 Copa América players

Men's association football defenders

Chilean football managers

C.D. Cobreloa managers

Primera B de Chile managers