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Dayron Pérez
Colombian footballer and manager (born 1978)
Dayron Alexander Pérez Calle (born 24 December 1978) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dayron Alexander Pérez Calle | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-12-24) 24 December 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Once Caldas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Once Caldas | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Italchacao | 17 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Boyacá Chicó | 62 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Once Caldas | 63 | (6) |
| 2010 | Deportivo Pereira | 11 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 56 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Huila | 54 | (4) |
| 2015 | Águilas Doradas | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 23 | (3) |
| Total | 331 | (31) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Atlético Huila (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2020 | Atlético Huila (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Huila (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Atlético Huila (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Huila | ||
| 2022–2023 | Atlético Chiriquí | ||
| 2023–2024 | Envigado | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Medellín, Pérez started his career with Once Caldas, but only featured rarely for the first team during his first spell. He then represented Venezuelan sides Estudiantes de Mérida and Deportivo Italchacao before returning to his home country with Boyacá Chicó.
In 2008, Pérez returned to Once Caldas, and featured regularly before losing his starting spot and moving to Deportivo Pereira in the middle of 2010. In January 2011, he agreed to a deal with América de Cali,[1] but the move was later declared void after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Álvaro Aponte; the player, however, stated that he was "lied to" by the board of the club.[2]
Pérez subsequently joined Cúcuta Deportivo, being a regular starter before moving to Atlético Huila for the 2013 campaign. After leaving the latter club in 2014, he subsequently represented Águilas Doradas and Jaguares de Córdoba, retiring with the latter in 2016.
Shortly after retiring, Pérez returned to former club Atlético Huila, being named assistant manager for Oswaldo Duran and later manager of their youth sides. On 10 September 2018, he was named interim manager after Néstor Craviotto was sacked.[3]
Pérez returned to his former role after the appointment of Luis Fernando Herrera in March 2019,[4] but was again named interim in October after Jorge Luis Bernal was dismissed.[5] He then returned to his previous role for the 2020 campaign, after the appointment of Flavio Robatto.
On 30 September 2020, Pérez was definitely appointed manager in the place of Robatto who resigned a few days later.[6] He remained as manager after the team's promotion to Categoría Primera A but resigned on 17 August 2021.[7]
On 18 July 2022, Pérez was appointed as manager of Panamanian side Atlético Chiriquí, managing them for 32 matches until his departure on 30 June 2023. Nearly three months later he returned to Colombia, being named as manager of Envigado.[8] He left Envigado on a mutual agreement on 1 April 2024.[9]
Player
Once Caldas
Manager
Atlético Huila
- ""Vine al América porque es un equipo grande": Dayron Pérez" ["I came to América because it is a big club": Dayron Pérez] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ""Dayron no era el volante que pretendemos"" ["Dayron was not the midfielder that we wanted to"] (in Spanish). El País. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "El argentino Néstor Craviotto deja la dirección técnica del Atlético Huila" [Argentine Néstor Craviotto leaves Atlético Huila] (in Spanish). La Nación. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Luis Fernando 'Chonto' Herrera es el nuevo técnico de Atlético Huila" [Luis Fernando 'Chonto' Herrera is the new manager of Atlético Huila] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Despiden al técnico de Atlético Huila, Jorge Luis Bernal" [They sack the manager of Atlético Huila, Jorge Luis Bernal] (in Spanish). RCN Radio. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Atlético Huila confirmó a Dayron Pérez como su nuevo técnico" [Atlético Huila confirmed Dayron Pérez as their new manager] (in Spanish). Alerta Tolima. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Atlético Huila se quedó sin entrenador: Dayron Pérez no va más con los 'opitas'" [Atlético Huila ended up without a manager: Dayron Pérez is no more with the opitas] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- "Envigado anuncia su sorpresivo nuevo cuerpo técnico" [Envigado announce their surprising new coaching staff] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- "Dayron Pérez no sigue como técnico de Envigado: ya van siete entrenadores despedidos en la Liga Betplay-1" [Dayron Pérez does not continue as manager of Envigado: there are already seven coaches fired in the Liga Betplay-1] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- Dayron Pérez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Dayron Pérez coach profile at Soccerway