 Perea playing for Atlético Madrid in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Turbo, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colombia (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Independiente Medellín | 117 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Boca Juniors | 16 | (0) |
| 2004–2012 | Atlético Madrid | 224 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Cruz Azul | 70 | (5) |
| Total | 427 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2014 | Colombia | 72 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Atlético Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Leones | ||
| 2020 | Atlético Junior (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2022– | Colombia (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera (born 30 January 1979) is a Colombian former footballer, currently assistant manager of the Colombia national team. Gifted with incredible stamina and pace,[2] the central defender could also be adapted at right-back.
He spent most of his senior career with Atlético Madrid, appearing in 314 competitive matches over eight La Liga seasons.[3] In 2012, he signed with Cruz Azul.
Perea earned 72 caps for the Colombia national team in more than one decade.
- ^ a b "Luis Perea" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ No hay peor astilla que la del mismo palo (Nothing worse than the apple who does not fall far from the tree); ESPN Deportes, 11 March 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ La saga de los Perea sigue: "Estoy viviendo un sueño, el Atlético te hace vivir emociones" (The Perea saga continues: "I'm living a dream, Atlético makes you experience emotions"); Mundo Deportivo, 19 August 2022 (in Spanish)