Giovanny Pérez

Giovanny Pérez
Personal information
Full name Giovanny Leonardo Pérez Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-14)14 October 1974
Place of birth San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Date of death 26 June 2022(2022-06-26) (aged 47)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Deportivo Pasto
1997 Lanceros
1997–1998 UA Táchira
1998–1999 ULA Maracaibo
1999–2002 ItalChacao 38 (0)
2002–2003 Estudiantes de Mérida
2003–2004 Maracaibo 33 (0)
2004–2005 Deportivo Táchira (9)
2005–2006 Caracas FC (0)
2007–2010 Zamora
International career
1997–2007 Venezuela 30 (0)
Managerial career
2017 Atlético Socopó
2019 Deportivo Táchira
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanny Leonardo Pérez Fernández (14 October 1974 – 26 June 2022) was a Venezuelan football player and coach. A midfielder, he made 30 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1997 and 2007.[3] He coached Deportivo Táchira.

Career

Pérez started his professional playing career at Deportivo Pasto in Colombia.

On 3 December 2019, the Deportivo Tachira press department announced him as the club's new head coach for the upcoming 2019 Venezuelan Primera División season, until the end of the season.[4]

Death

Pérez died on 26 June 2022, at the age of 47.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Giovanny Pérez at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Giovanny Pérez at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Venezuela record international footballers Archived 30 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine at rsssf
  4. ↑ "El tachirense Giovanny Pérez asume las riendas del Aurinegro | Deportivo Táchira FC". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Falleció el exfutbolista Giovanny Pérez" [Former footballer Giovanny Pérez has died]. El Nacional (in Spanish). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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