Óscar Pérez Rojas

Óscar Pérez Rojas
Pérez playing for San Luis in 2011
Personal information
Full name Óscar Pérez Rojas
Date of birth (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Pachuca
(on loan from Cruz Azul)
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993– Cruz Azul 416 (1)
2008–2009 → UANL (loan) 30 (0)
2009–2010 → Chiapas (loan) 30 (0)
2010–2011 → Necaxa (loan) 34 (0)
2011–2013 → San Luis (loan) 64 (0)
2013– → Pachuca (loan) 169 (1)
National team
1995–1996 Mexico U23 3 (0)
1997–2010 Mexico 57 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:58, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Óscar Pérez Rojas (born 1 February 1973) is a Mexican football goalkeeper who plays for Pachuca on loan from Cruz Azul.[1][2] His nickname "El Conejo" is Spanish for "The Rabbit". At 45 years old, he is currently the oldest active player in Liga MX.

He has been capped 54 times for the Mexico national team since 1997. He played four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

He was the starting goalkeeper for Cruz Azul since 1997 with the team winning the championship in the 1997 Winter Season. Pérez debuted for the team in 1993, facing Atlas which ended in a 0–0 draw. He quickly became the starting goalkeeper for Cruz Azul and won the 1997 Invierno Final, where Cruz Azul defeated Club León by a score of 2–1.

In a league game away to Estudiantes Tecos in 2006, Pérez scored by a header in stoppage time to equalise 1–1.[3] In 2007, he was given an award for a record-making 400 appearances at Cruz Azul.

He moved to UANL Tigres, starting 4 games in the Apertura 2008. Pérez's first game with Tigres was on 13 July 2008 in a friendly against his former team, Cruz Azul which ended in a draw 1–1. He was a great addition to Tigres as he maintained the least goal approaches of the Apertura 2008 tournament.

After a year with Tigres, he moved to Chiapas on loan where he played in the 2009–10 season.

For the Apertura 2010, Pérez moved to Club Necaxa. After leaving Club Necaxa Pérez joined with San Luis on loan.

On May 16, 2013, For the Apertura 2013, Pérez was loaned to Pachuca after finishing a spell with San Luis. He was given the number 21.

On May 29, 2016 Pérez won the Liga MX final with Pachuca. This broke his personal 19-year drought as well, making him the oldest champion in the league's history. After the season, Pachuca extended his loan for another year.

On April 29, 2017, Pérez scored a header on the last minute of a match against Cruz Azul to salvage a 2-2 draw. He became the oldest player to score a goal in the Liga MX.[4]

After winning the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca, Pérez postponed his retirement until after Pachuca's participation at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.[5] Following the tournament, Pérez announced he planned on playing professionally for six more months, effectively postponing his retirement until after the 2017–18 Liga MX season.

International career

Pérez scored his first and only international goal for Mexico under-23 in a friendly against South Korea under-23,[6][7] scoring at injury time as Mexico was losing by 1–0.[8]

Óscar was noted to be one of the best goalkeepers in Mexico and took over the spot for starting goalie during the 2002 World Cup Qualifyers. Once Javier Aguirre left the Mexico national team, Ricardo Lavolpe became coach, and Oswaldo Sánchez took over his spot.

Guillermo Ochoa was expected as starting keeper for Mexico at the 2010 World Cup but in a surprise move, Pérez was called up and played as the starting goalkeeper in the tournament.

Television

Career statistics

.[9]

Club Div. Season League Cup (1) Continental (2) Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruz Azul
 Mexico		 1.ª
1993/94 70----70
1994/95 20020--220
1995/96 4010--50
1996/97 90--0090
1997/98 310--40350
1998/99 3203010360
1999/00 39030--430
2000/01 32030140500
2001/02 33030--360
2002/03 3902090500
2003/04 460----460
2004/05 280----270
2005/06 28030--300
2006/07 39110--401
2007/08 31030--340
Total 41812402804701
Tigres UANL
 Mexico		 1.ª
2008/09 30020--320
Total 30020--320
Jaguares de Chiapas
 Mexico		 1.ª
2009/10 30020--320
Total 30020--320
Necaxa
 Mexico		 1.ª
2010/11 340----340
Total 340----340
San Luis F.C.
 Mexico		 1.ª
2011/12 310----310
2012/13 31020--330
Total 62020--640
Pachuca C.F.
 Mexico		 1.ª
2013/14 39010--400
2014/15 3000040340
2015/16 37000--370
2016/17 3611040391
2017/18 1202020160
Total 1641401001781
Total carrer 73823403808102
(1)includes data from Copa Mexico (1994-1997, 2012-present), Pre Pre Libertadores (1998,1999,2000,2001 y 2002) and InterLiga (2005-2008).
(2)includes data from Copa Libertadores (2001 y 2003), Concacaf Champions League (1996, 1997, 1998, 2014-15 y 2016-17) and FIFA World Club Cup (2017).

Honours

Club

Cruz Azul
Pachuca

International

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2698785/lo-que-dejo-el-draft-para-el-apertura-2016
  2. ↑ CRUZ AZUL FC ® [@Cruz_Azul_FC] (9 June 2016). "Transferencia temporal del Jugador @Oscar_Conejo21 a los @Tuzos. ¡Dale Conejo!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/198801/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716
  4. ↑ "Pachuca keeper, Liga MX's oldest player, scores late winner". Dirty Tackle. 30 April 2017.
  5. ↑ http://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/oscar-perez-posterga-su-retiro-para-jugar-el-mundial-de/xpqac6aej98s1qcmt61794vjf
  6. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/groups_and_teams/team/mexico/oscar_perez
  7. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/skor-u23-intres.html
  8. ↑ http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/skor-u23-intres-1991.html
  9. ↑
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