Jesús Perera

Jesús Perera
Personal information
Full name	José Jesús Perera López
Date of birth	12 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Olivenza, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Badajoz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Mallorca B
2001–2003	Albacete
2003–2005	Mallorca
2005–2008	Celta
2008–2010	Rayo Vallecano
2009–2010	→ Elche (loan)
2010–2011	Elche
2011–2012	Atlético Baleares
2013–2014	Gimnàstic
2014–2016	Mérida
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Jesús Perera López (born 12 April 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

He played 186 Segunda División games over eight seasons, totalling 60 goals for Mallorca B, Albacete, Celta, Rayo Vallecano and Elche. He added in 66 matches and 12 goals in La Liga, in an 18-year professional career.

Club career

Perera was born in Olivenza, Province of Badajoz. A prolific scorer in the Segunda División, notably scoring 22 league goals for Albacete Balompié in the 2002–03 season,^[1] he struggled to maintain the same rate in the top division in his four La Liga campaigns (two with both RCD Mallorca and RC Celta de Vigo).^[2] His best input came in 2003–04, as he netted six times for the Balearic Islands club.^[3]

In 2007–08, Perera scored 14 goals for a Galician squad that failed to return to the top flight.^[4] He would immediately change teams again, joining Rayo Vallecano.^[5] Rarely used during the campaign, he was loaned in July 2009 two another side in that league, Elche CF, in a season-long move;^[6] the deal was made permanent in August 2010.^[7]

In July 2011, Perera signed for CD Atlético Baleares of Segunda División B.^[8] In his only full season he netted 23 goals in 32 matches, but his team failed to promote.^[9]

Perera joined fellow third-tier Gimnàstic de Tarragona in January 2013.^[10] After one and a half years in Catalonia, he left as his contract expired.^[11]

On 29 August 2014, Perera agreed to a deal at Mérida AD in the Tercera División.^[12] He was top scorer with 23 goals in his first season as they won promotion, but retired at the age of 36 at the conclusion of the following campaign, in which he was troubled by a knee injury.^[13]

Honours

Individual

Pichichi Trophy (Segunda División): 2002–03^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Jesús Perera, Pichichi 2003 en Segunda (Jesús Perera, 2003 Pichichi in Segunda); Marca, 29 June 2003 (in Spanish)
^ Celta seal double deal; UEFA, 1 August 2005
^ Jesús Perera, adiós sin ira (Jesús Perera, angerless goodbye); Última Hora, 29 July 2005 (in Spanish)
^ Perera debutaba con el Celta tal día como hoy (Perera made his Celta debut on a day just like today); La Voz de Galicia, 13 February 2017 (in Spanish)
^ Perera ya entrena con el Rayo (Perera already training with Rayo); Fútbol de Segunda, 27 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Perera llega al Elche cedido por el Rayo Vallecano (Jesús Perera arrives at Elche on loan from Rayo Vallecano); Diario AS, 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Cambio de 'cromos' entre Elche y Rayo Vallecano (Change of 'cards' between Elche and Rayo Vallecano); Marca, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Baleares ficha a Jesús Perera (Baleares signs Jesús Perera) Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Mallorca Confidencial, 30 July 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El regreso de Jesús Perera (The return of Jesús Perera); Fútbol Balear, 5 September 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Perera ja vesteix de grana (Jesús Perera already wears grana); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 2 January 2013 (in Catalan)
^ Jesús Perera finalitza el seu contracte amb el Nàstic (Jesús Perera ends his contract with Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 28 June 2014 (in Catalan)
^ Jesús Perera es nuevo jugador del Mérida AD (Jesús Perera is a new player of Mérida AD); Vavel, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Perera cuelga las botas (Jesús Perera hangs up boots); Vavel, 28 April 2016 (in Spanish)

External links

Jesús Perera at BDFutbol
Jesús Perera at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Jesús Perera at Soccerway

[PICHICHI-1] Jesús Perera, Pichichi 2003 en Segunda (Jesús Perera, 2003 Pichichi in Segunda); Marca, 29 June 2003 (in Spanish)

[2] Celta seal double deal; UEFA, 1 August 2005

[3] Jesús Perera, adiós sin ira (Jesús Perera, angerless goodbye); Última Hora, 29 July 2005 (in Spanish)

[4] Perera debutaba con el Celta tal día como hoy (Perera made his Celta debut on a day just like today); La Voz de Galicia, 13 February 2017 (in Spanish)

[5] Perera ya entrena con el Rayo (Perera already training with Rayo); Fútbol de Segunda, 27 August 2008 (in Spanish)

[6] Jesús Perera llega al Elche cedido por el Rayo Vallecano (Jesús Perera arrives at Elche on loan from Rayo Vallecano); Diario AS, 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)

[7] Cambio de 'cromos' entre Elche y Rayo Vallecano (Change of 'cards' between Elche and Rayo Vallecano); Marca, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)

[8] El Baleares ficha a Jesús Perera (Baleares signs Jesús Perera) Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Mallorca Confidencial, 30 July 2011 (in Spanish)

[9] El regreso de Jesús Perera (The return of Jesús Perera); Fútbol Balear, 5 September 2012 (in Spanish)

[10] Jesús Perera ja vesteix de grana (Jesús Perera already wears grana); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 2 January 2013 (in Catalan)

[11] Jesús Perera finalitza el seu contracte amb el Nàstic (Jesús Perera ends his contract with Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 28 June 2014 (in Catalan)

[12] Jesús Perera es nuevo jugador del Mérida AD (Jesús Perera is a new player of Mérida AD); Vavel, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)

[13] Jesús Perera cuelga las botas (Jesús Perera hangs up boots); Vavel, 28 April 2016 (in Spanish)

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