Álex Pereira
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Américo Pereira Amorín | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Langreo | 20 | (4) |
1998–2000 | Sporting B | 68 | (4) |
2000–2001 | Sporting Gijón | 10 | (0) |
2001–2005 | Recreativo | 64 | (0) |
Total | 162 | (8) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alejandro Américo 'Álex' Pereira Amorín (born 15 January 1977) is a retired footballer who played as a central defender.
He spent his entire professional career in Spain, with Sporting de Gijón and Recreativo.
Football career
The son of a Venezuelan father and a Portuguese mother, Pereira was born in Caracas and moved with his family to Spain in his teens, settling in Asturias. His first club was lowly UP Langreo, for which he played one season in the third division.
In 1998, Pereira signed for neighbouring Sporting de Gijón, but appeared rarely for the first team during his spell, only collecting ten second level appearances. After three years he joined fellow league side Recreativo de Huelva,[1] experiencing his best season as a professional in his debut campaign as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 24-year absence (26 games played).
In 2002–03, Pereira appeared in 15 matches – all starts – as Recre was immediately relegated back. After no appearances in the 2004–05 season, due to injury, he retired from football at the age of only 28.
References
- ^ "Alex Pereira, del Recreativo, convocado a su selección" [Alex Pereira, of Recreativo, called by his national team]. La Nación (in Spanish). 29 September 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
External links
- Álex Pereira at BDFutbol
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople from Caracas
- Portuguese footballers
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- UP Langreo footballers
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain