Alejandro Pérez (footballer, born 1975)

Alejandro Pérez Macías (born May 27, 1975) is a Mexican football manager and former player.[1] He was born in Mexico City.

Alejandro Pérez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Pérez Macías
Date of birth (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Racing de Veracruz (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 UNAM 38 (2)
1999–2000 Tecos 15 (0)
2000 Guadalajara 1 (0)
2003–2005 Durango 24 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Pumas CCH (Assistant)
2010–2014 UNAM (Assistant)
2012 Pumas Morelos (Assistant)
2015–2016 Reynosa F.C. (Assistant)
2016–2017 Zacatepec Siglo XXI (Assistant)
2018–2019 Atlético Reynosa (Assistant)
2019 Atlético Reynosa
2019–2020 Oaxaca
2020 Venados (Assistant)
2021–2022 Pumas Tabasco
2023 UNAM Reserves and Academy
2023–2024 Chihuahua
2024 Los Cabos United
2024– Racing de Veracruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pérez played in Liga MX for UNAM, Tecos UAG and Guadalajara before joining Ascenso MX side Durango in 2003.[2]

After he retired from playing, Pérez became a football manager and assistant. He worked as assistant on Pumas CCH, UNAM, Reynosa F.C., Zacatepec Siglo XXI and Atlético Reynosa.[1] On 2019 he was named as Atlético Reynosa manager. In June 2019, he was appointed as Alebrijes de Oaxaca manager.[3] In December of the same year, Pérez won his first championship with Alebrijes by winning the Apertura 2019.[4]

In 2020 he left office in Oaxaca by mutual agreement to join the technical staff of Venados F.C. as a technical assistant.[5][6]

In December 2020 he was appointed as the new manager of Pumas Tabasco, the reserve team of Pumas UNAM that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.[7] He remained in office until 2022, when he was relocated to the UNAM's academy and youth teams area.

In May 2023, he was appointed as the new manager of Chihuahua F.C., a team that plays in the Liga PremierSerie A.[8] In March 2024, Pérez time at Chihuahua F.C. ended because the team was dissolved due to legal problems of its owner.[9]

On July 17, 2024 Pérez was announced as the manager of Los Cabos United, a team that plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A.[10] However, he only remained in charge for a month as the club ran into financial problems.[11]

On October 18, 2024 Pérez was appointed as the new Racing de Veracruz manager.[12]

Honours

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Manager

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Alebrijes de Oaxaca

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alejandro Pérez Macías". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  2. ^ "Memo Vázquez conforma su cuerpo técnico" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ Zamora, Rubén (26 June 2019). "Las directivas del Ascenso se renuevan". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Liga Ascenso MX ¡Alebrijes es campeón del Ascenso MX!". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Deja Alejandro Pérez dirección técnica del club Alebrijes de Oaxaca". Quadratín Oaxaca (in Spanish). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Rambo Torres, nuevo DT de Alebrijes". NVI Noticias (in Spanish). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. ^ "CAMBIO EN LA ESTRUCTURA DE FUERZAS BÁSICAS". Club Universidad Nacional (in Spanish). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. ^ "ALEJANDRO PÉREZ LLEGA A CHIHUAHUA FC". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ Méndez, Jessika (20 March 2024). "Liga Premier concreta la desaparición de Chihuahua FC, el superlíder del torneo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ^ "ALEJANDRO PÉREZ, DT DE CABOS UNITED". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Los Cabos United regresa con nuevo DT y jugadores a la Liga Premier". Hoy BCS (in Spanish). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Racing de Veracruz cambia de DT pese a estar a un punto del líder". XEU Deportes (in Spanish). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.