Hugo Perez
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Hugo Ernesto Perez (born November 8, 1963 in El Salvador) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States.
He was a member of the American squad that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Perez also helped the USA qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which he missed due to injury. He was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1991.
Perez, who came to the US at the age of 11, played for the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies and San Diego Sockers, for which he also had a long indoor career. Perez also had pro stints in France, Norway, El Salvador, and Saudi Arabia. He played 73 international matches for the US between 1984 and 1994, in which he scored thirteen goals.
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United States squad - 1994 World Cup | |
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1 Meola | 2 Lapper | 3 Burns | 4 Kooiman | 5 Dooley | 6 Harkes | 7 Perez | 8 Stewart | 9 Ramos | 10 Wegerle | 11 Wynalda | 12 Sommer | 13 Jones | 14 Klopas | 15 Moore | 16 Sorber | 17 Balboa | 18 Friedel | 19 Reyna | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Clavijo | 22 Lalas | Coach: Milutinović |
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Categories: 1963 births | Living people | American soccer players | Salvadoran footballers | Salvadoran Americans | Indoor soccer players | NASL players | Olympic soccer players of the United States | Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | United States men's international soccer players
