Rodrigo Pérez (footballer, born 1973)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Albornoz.
Rodrigo Pérez
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz
Date of birth (1973-08-19) 19 August 1973
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Rancagua (manager)
Youth career
1991–1993 O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 O'Higgins 86 (4)
1997–2000 Santiago Wanderers 115 (12)
2001–2007 Cobreloa 169 (16)
2004 → Pachuca (loan) 6 (0)
2006 → Alianza Lima (loan) 14 (1)
2008 Unión Española 32 (2)
2009 Deportes Concepción 0 (0)
2009–2011 Deportes Iquique 79 (3)
Total 501 (38)
International career
1995–2005 Chile 32 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Cobreloa
2019–2020 Rancagua Sur
2025– Deportes Rancagua
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz (born 19 August 1973) is a former Chilean footballer who played as left back. His last professional club was Deportes Iquique.

Club career

Pérez began his football career at his professional hometown club O'Higgins, making his professional debut aged 19, being promoted to the first adult team by the coach Manuel Pellegrini in the 1993 season, then moving to Santiago Wanderers in 1997, after three successful seasons at Rancagua. He has spent the most time in Chile playing for Cobreloa, where he was capped in 137 matches and scored 15 goals. He also spent time with the Peruvian club Alianza Lima.

International career

He made his debut for the Chilean national squad in 1995.[1]

Coaching career

He began his career as the coach of the team of INAF (National Football Institute) and then he became the manager of Cobreloa in 2018 in the Primera B de Chile. He arrived to the mining club along with the former players Nelson Tapia and Eduardo Fournier.[2] Next, he coached C.D. Rancagua Sur in the Tercera A, the fourth level of the Chilean football system league, from 2019 to 2020.[3] In 2025, he was appointed the manager of Deportes Rancagua in the Chilean Tercera B.[4]

Honours

Player

Cobreloa
Alianza Lima
Deportes Iquique
Chile[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rodrigo Pérez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo Pérez, Ex Entrenador de Selección INAF, Asume Como DT de Cobreloa – INAF" (in Spanish). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Rodrigo Pérez y todo el cuerpo técnico decide desvincularse de Rancagua Sur". CF3 (in Spanish). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ Obando, Ricardo (22 October 2024). "Deportes Rancagua apuesta por la experiencia de Rodrigo Pérez para la temporada 2025". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2025.


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