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This article is about the Mexican football player. For other similarly named persons, see Oscar Perez (disambiguation).

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Óscar Pérez Rojas
Pérez playing for San Luis in 2011
Personal information
Full name Óscar Pérez Rojas
Date of birth (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cruz Azul (Goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2019 Cruz Azul 416 (1)
2008–2009 → UANL (loan) 30 (0)
2009–2010 → Chiapas (loan) 30 (0)
2010–2011 → Necaxa (loan) 34 (0)
2011–2013 → San Luis (loan) 64 (0)
2013–2019 → Pachuca (loan) 171 (1)
Total 745 (2)
International career
1995–1996 Mexico U23 3 (1)
1997–2010 Mexico 57 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Cruz Azul (Goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 1998
Winner FIFA Confederations Cup 1999
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
Runner-up Copa America 2001
Third place Copa America 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óscar Pérez Rojas (born 1 February 1973) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2] Oscar Perez is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican football history.[3] When he retired at 46 years old, he was the oldest active player in Liga MX. He has been capped 57 times for the Mexico national team since 1997. He played four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also holds the Primera División records for career saves, shutouts and overall appearances.[4][5]

Club career

He was the starting goalkeeper for Cruz Azul since 1997 with the team winning the championship in the 1997 Winter Season. Pérez debuted for the team in 1993, facing Atlas which ended in a 0–0 draw. He quickly became the starting goalkeeper for Cruz Azul and won the 1997 Invierno Final, where Cruz Azul defeated Club León by a score of 2–1.

In 2001, he helped steer Cruz Azul all the way to the final of the Copa Libertadores, a historic run for a Mexican club in the competition. With Pérez in goal, Cruz Azul was able to eliminate teams like Cerro Porteño, River Plate and Rosario Central, before playing Boca Juniors in the two-legged final.[6] In the final, they lost at home, and won in Buenos Aires to take the final to a penalty-shootout but lost 1–3.[7]

In a league game away to Estudiantes Tecos in 2006, Pérez scored by a header in stoppage time to equalise 1–1.[8] In 2007, he was given an award for a record-making 400 appearances at Cruz Azul.

He moved to UANL Tigres, starting 4 games in the Apertura 2008. Pérez's first game with Tigres was on 13 July 2008 in a friendly against his former team, Cruz Azul which ended in a draw 1–1. He was a great addition to Tigres as he maintained the least goal approaches of the Apertura 2008 tournament.

After a year with Tigres, he moved to Chiapas on loan where he played in the 2009–10 season.

For the Apertura 2010, Pérez moved to Club Necaxa. After leaving Club Necaxa Pérez joined with San Luis on loan.

On 16 May 2013, For the Apertura 2013, Pérez was loaned to Pachuca after finishing a spell with San Luis. He was given the number 21.

On 29 May 2016, Pérez won the Liga MX final with Pachuca. This broke his personal 19-year drought as well, making him the oldest champion in the league's history at 43-years-old and three months.[9] After the season, Pachuca extended his loan for another year.[10]

On 29 April 2017, Pérez scored a header on the last minute of a match against Cruz Azul to salvage a 2–2 draw. He became the oldest player to score a goal in the Liga MX.[11]

After winning the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca, Pérez postponed his retirement until after Pachuca's participation at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.[12] Following the tournament, Pérez announced he planned on playing professionally for six more months, effectively postponing his retirement until after the 2017–18 Liga MX season.

On 23 July 2019, Pérez returned to his first club, Cruz Azul.[13] On 27 July, at the age of 46, he announced his retirement from football effective immediately after Cruz Azul's second round match of the Torneo Apertura 2019 against Toluca.[14][6]

International career

Pérez scored his first and only international goal for Mexico under-23 in a friendly against South Korea under-23,[15][16] scoring in injury time when Mexico were losing 1–0.[17]

Pérez was considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in Mexico and took over the spot for starting goalie during the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, going on to play in the 2002 World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper.[18] Once Javier Aguirre left the Mexico national team, Ricardo Lavolpe became coach, and Oswaldo Sánchez took over his spot.

Guillermo Ochoa was expected to be the starting keeper for Mexico at the 2010 World Cup but in a surprise move, Pérez was called up and played as the starting goalkeeper in the tournament.[6][18] Following Mexico's loss in the Round of 16 to Argentina, Pérez announced his retirement from the national team on 14 July 2010.[19]

Career statistics

These figures are correct up to 28 July 2019.[20]

Club Div. Season League Cup (1) Continental (2) Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruz Azul Primera División de México
1993–94 7 0 - - - - 7 0
1994–95 20 0 2 0 - - 22 0
1995–96 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0
1996–97 9 0 - - 0 0 9 0
1997–98 31 0 - - 4 0 35 0
1998–99 32 0 3 0 1 0 36 0
1999–2000 39 0 3 0 - - 43 0
2000–01 32 0 3 0 14 0 50 0
2001–02 33 0 3 0 - - 36 0
2002–03 39 0 2 0 9 0 50 0
2003–04 46 0 - - - - 46 0
2004–05 28 0 - - - - 27 0
2005–06 28 0 3 0 - - 30 0
2006–07 39 1 1 0 - - 40 1
2007–08 31 0 3 0 - - 34 0
Total 418 1 24 0 28 0 470 1
Tigres UANL Primera División de México
2008–09 30 0 2 0 - - 32 0
Total 30 0 2 0 - - 32 0
Jaguares de Chiapas Primera División de México
2009–10 30 0 2 0 - - 32 0
Total 30 0 2 0 - - 32 0
Necaxa Primera División de México
2010–11 34 0 - - - - 34 0
Total 34 0 - - - - 34 0
San Luis F.C. Primera División de México
2011–12 31 0 - - - - 31 0
2012–13 31 0 2 0 - - 33 0
Total 62 0 2 0 - - 64 0
Pachuca C.F. Primera División de México
2013–14 39 0 1 0 - - 40 0
2014–15 30 0 0 0 4 0 34 0
2015–16 37 0 0 0 - - 37 0
2016–17 36 1 1 0 4 0 39 1
2017–18 12 0 2 0 2 0 16 0
2018–19 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 166 1 4 0 10 0 177 1
Total career 741 2 35 0 38 0 814 2
(1)includes data from Copa Mexico (1994-1997, 2012–present), Pre Pre Libertadores (1998,1999,2000,2001 y 2002) and InterLiga (2005-2008).
(2)includes data from Copa Libertadores (2001 y 2003), Concacaf Champions League (1996, 1997, 1998, 2014-15 y 2016-17) and FIFA World Club Cup (2017).

Honours

Cruz Azul
Pachuca[6]
Mexico[6]
Individual

References

  1. ^ http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2698785/lo-que-dejo-el-draft-para-el-apertura-2016
  2. ^ CRUZ AZUL FC ® [@Cruz_Azul_FC] (9 June 2016). "Transferencia temporal del Jugador @Oscar_Conejo21 a los @Tuzos. ¡Dale Conejo!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ rhzunam80 (27 July 2019). "Oscar Perez, Mexican goalkeeping legend, retires from football". FMF State Of Mind. Retrieved 18 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ admin (25 October 2017). "MEXICO : HISTORIC RECORD FOR OSCAR PEREZ ROJAS". IFFHS. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Club World Cup 2017 - News - Oscar Perez, Pachuca's ageless Rabbit - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Oscar Perez, Mexican goalkeeping legend, retires from football". SB Nation. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Copa Libertadores de América 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. ^ http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/198801/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716
  9. ^ "Oscar Perez, Jonathan Orozco to steal the spotlight in Liga MX's Gran Final". ESPN. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ CRUZ AZUL FC ® [@Cruz_Azul_FC] (9 June 2016). "Transferencia temporal del Jugador @Oscar_Conejo21 a los @Tuzos. ¡Dale Conejo!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Pachuca keeper, Liga MX's oldest player, scores late winner". Dirty Tackle. 30 April 2017.
  12. ^ http://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/oscar-perez-posterga-su-retiro-para-jugar-el-mundial-de/xpqac6aej98s1qcmt61794vjf
  13. ^ "CONFIRMADO: Conejo Pérez regresa al Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). Los Pleyers. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Oscar Perez of Cruz Azul gestures after retiring". Getty. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  15. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/groups_and_teams/team/mexico/oscar_perez
  16. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/skor-u23-intres.html
  17. ^ http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/skor-u23-intres-1991.html
  18. ^ a b "Mexico's Oscar Perez Living Out Dream World Cup Scenario". Goal. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. ^ "World Cup 2010 Starter Oscar Perez Retires From Tricolor". Goal. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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  21. ^ "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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