 Perea playing for Atlético Madrid | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Turbo, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | Independiente Medellín | 117 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Boca Juniors | 16 | (0) |
| 2004–2012 | Atlético Madrid | 224 | (0) |
| 2012– | Cruz Azul | 51 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003– | Colombia | 74 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2013 | |||
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Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera (born 30 January 1979) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Cruz Azul in Mexico. Gifted with incredible stamina and pace,[1] the central defender can also be adapted atright back.
He played most of his senior career with Atlético Madrid, appearing in nearly 350 official games over the course of eight La Liga seasons.
Club career
Born in Turbo, Perea began his professional career with Independiente Medellín, moving in 2003 toArgentina with Club Atlético Boca Juniors, with whom he won the Intercontinental Cup in 2003.
In June 2004 Perea signed for Atlético de Madrid on a four-year deal,[2] as another centre-back, Pablo Ibáñez, also arrived that season. Both were the starters as the Colchoneros returned to the UEFA Champions League in 2008–09 after a 12-year absence, with Perea appearing in 30 league matches; after the campaign kicked off, he received his Spanish passport.[3]
After the signing of ACF Fiorentina's Tomáš Ujfaluši for the 2008–09 season, Perea saw some additional time as a right defender, but eventually lost that place to another newly-signed, John Heitinga. From 2009 to 2011, with the latter departed to Everton, he managed to appear in 56 league games for the club combined, with qualification to the UEFA Europa League in his second season after a seventh-place finish.
On 29 September 2011, following a Europa League appearance against Stade Rennais FC, Perea became the foreign player with most official appearances for Atlético Madrid with 289, surpassing Argentine Jorge Griffa.[4] He left the club at the end of 2011–12 at the age of 33, after having contributed with 34 games the league and the Europa League combined (19+15) as the club won the latter competition.
International career
A Colombian international since 10 September 2003, in a 0–4 loss in Bolivia for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Perea appeared for the nation at the 2007 and 2011 Copa América tournaments.
He was named national team captain before the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in La Paz, in a first-ever win in that country (2–1).
Honours
- Boca Juniors
- Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007
- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10, 2011–12
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2009–10
- Cruz Azul
