Lionel Perez
Encyclopedia
Lionel Pérez is a retired French
professional footballer
. He played as a goalkeeper and more recently was a goalkeeping coach at Stevenage Borough Football Club
, following his retirement from the game in 2004.
debut aged 29 on Saturday, 19 October 1996, as a sub in a 3-0 defeat at Southampton
. He stayed with Sunderland for a further two years before signing for archrivals Newcastle United
in what was a surprise move at the time.
and Shay Given
; he never made a competitive start for the Magpies and after being loaned to various clubs throughout his 21 month spell on Tyneside
, he was granted a free transfer to Cambridge United
, taking a 95% pay cut to do so.
and then Stevenage Borough in February 2003. He was a regular for Stevenage until in March 2004, he broke his leg playing in a league match against Barnet
. He was forced to retire at the end of the season and he immediately took up a coaching role at the club. He left his coaching role at the club in April 2006.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He played as a goalkeeper and more recently was a goalkeeping coach at Stevenage Borough Football Club
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
, following his retirement from the game in 2004.
Sunderland
He made his SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
debut aged 29 on Saturday, 19 October 1996, as a sub in a 3-0 defeat at Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. He stayed with Sunderland for a further two years before signing for archrivals Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
in what was a surprise move at the time.
Newcastle
At Newcastle he was merely a backup to Steve HarperSteve Harper (footballer)
Stephen Alan "Steve" Harper is an English footballer. He plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a goalkeeper....
and Shay Given
Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002....
; he never made a competitive start for the Magpies and after being loaned to various clubs throughout his 21 month spell on Tyneside
Tyneside
Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
, he was granted a free transfer to Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
, taking a 95% pay cut to do so.
Cambridge & Stevenage
He was released by Cambridge at the end of the 2002 season, before joining EnfieldEnfield F.C.
Enfield F.C. is a football club, formed in June 2007 after Enfield F.C. ceased to exist....
and then Stevenage Borough in February 2003. He was a regular for Stevenage until in March 2004, he broke his leg playing in a league match against Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
. He was forced to retire at the end of the season and he immediately took up a coaching role at the club. He left his coaching role at the club in April 2006.