Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan de Dios Pérez Quijada | ||
Date of birth | January 1, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Tauro | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | Panama Viejo | 11 | (2) |
2002–2004 | Tauro | 33 | (4) |
2005 | Sporting '89 | 15 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Tauro | 44 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Juventude | 60 | (1) |
2009– | Tauro | 148 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2013 | Panama | 38 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2015 |
Juan de Dios Pérez Quijada (born 1 January 1980 in Panama City, Panama), usually known as Juan Pérez, is a Panamanian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Tauro.
After starting his career at local side Panama Viejo, Pérez almost spent the rest of his career at Tauro except for a short spell at Sporting '89 and in Brazil with Juventude whom he joined in 2008.
Pérez made his debut for Panama in a January 2007 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 39 caps including an unofficial match against Guyana in 2010, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international was a July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Canada.