Nick Perera

Nick Perera
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Perera
Date of birth (1986-06-05) 5 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tacoma Stars
Number 10
Youth career
K.N.S. Tervuren
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 70 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Bakersfield Brigade 3 (0)
2008–2009 Benidorm CF
2010–2011 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 6 (5)
2011–2014 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 69 (52)
2014–2016 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 36 (40)
2016–2017 Ontario Fury (indoor) 15 (17)
2017 Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor) 3 (4)
2017– Tacoma Stars (indoor) 123 (161)
International career
2012– United States (beach) 94 (114)
2011 United States (futsal) 6 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2018 UC San Diego Tritons (assistant)
2018–2021 Tacoma Stars
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Nicolas Charles Perera[1] (born 5 June 1986 in Madrid) is a Spanish-born American soccer coach, executive, and player who plays for the Tacoma Stars of the MASL. He coached the team from 2018 to 2021.[2][3]

As an executive, Perera was most recently the general manager of OL Reign of the NWSL from 2022 to 2023.[4][5]

  1. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021 Squad List" (PDF). fifa.org. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "THE 2018-19 MASL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IS…..NICK PERERA! - Tacoma Stars". www.tacomastars.com. 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "STARS NAME MIKE JENNINGS NEW HEAD COACH". www.tacomastars.com. 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "OL Reign Names Nick Perera General Manager". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  5. ^ "General Manager Nick Perera Departs OL Reign". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.