Sébastien Pérez

Sébastien Pérez (born 24 November 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

For the Colombian player, see Sebastián Pérez Cardona.

Sébastien Pérez
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Pérez[1]
Date of birth (1973-11-24) 24 November 1973[2]
Place of birth Saint-Chamond, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender[4]
Youth career
Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Saint-Étienne 55 (2)
1996–1998 Bastia 63 (10)
1998–1999 Blackburn Rovers 5 (1)
1998–1999 → Bastia (loan) 11 (2)
1999–2004 Marseille 73 (3)
2001–2002 → Galatasaray (loan) 18 (3)
2004–2006 Istres 21 (0)
Total 246 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Pérez was born in Saint-Chamond, Loire.[1] He began his career with AS Saint-Étienne and SC Bastia.

In July 1998 Pérez signed for Blackburn Rovers, managed by Roy Hodgson at the time, from Bastia for a fee of £3 million. His stay in East Lancashire was somewhat short, and he only made five appearances for Blackburn. He did, however, manage to score twice for the club; against Chelsea in the league (a game in which he was also sent off)[5] and Lyon in the UEFA Cup.[6] 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 to former side Bastia.

In June 1999 Pérez completed a move back to France, where he joined Marseille. 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.

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

Honours

Galatasaray

France Beach

References
  1. "Sebasti̇en Perez". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Sebastien Perez". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Sébastien Pérez: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. "Sébastien Pérez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. Hodgson, Guy (22 September 1998). "Football: Flo finish seals furious battle". The Independent. London. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. Baker, Steven (29 September 1998). "Plucky Rovers pipped by Lyons". London: The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
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