Hugo Pérez (soccer)

Hugo Ernesto Pérez Granados (born November 8, 1963) is a former professional soccer player and coach who previously coached the El Salvador national from 2021 to 2023. Born in El Salvador, he represented the United States national team.

Hugo Pérez
Pérez in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hugo Ernesto Pérez Granados
Date of birth (1963-11-08) November 8, 1963
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Los Angeles Aztecs 0 (0)
1982–1983 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 (0)
1983–1984 San Diego Sockers 29 (7)
1984–1990 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 125 (107)
1986 Los Angeles Heat
1990 Red Star Paris
1990–1991 Örgryte IS 2 (0)
1992 Al-Ittihad
1994 Los Angeles Salsa
1994–1996 CD FAS
International career
1984–1994 United States 73 (13)
Managerial career
2002–2005 San Francisco Dons (assistant)
2007 California Victory (assistant)
2012–2013 United States U14
2012–2014 United States U15
2015 El Salvador (assistant)
2016 El Salvador (assistant)
2021 El Salvador U23
2021–2023 El Salvador
Medal record
Representing  United States
WinnerCONCACAF Gold Cup1991
Runner-upCONCACAF Championship1989
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his fourteen-year career, he played professionally in the United States, France, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and his native El Salvador. Although born in El Salvador, he gained his U.S. citizenship as a youth and earned 73 caps, scoring sixteen goals, with the U.S. national team between 1984 and 1994. He was a member of the U.S. team at both the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He was the 1991 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008.

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