Rodrigo Pérez (footballer, born 1973)

Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz (born 19 August 1973) is a former Chilean footballer who played as left back. His last professional club was Deportes Iquique.

Club career
Pérez began his football career at his professional hometown club O'Higgins, making his professional debut aged 19, being promoted to the first adult team by the coach Manuel Pellegrini in the 1993 season, then moving to Santiago Wanderers in 1997, after three successful seasons at Rancagua. He has spent the most time in Chile playing for Cobreloa, where he was capped in 137 matches and scored 15 goals. He also spent time with the Peruvian club Alianza Lima.

International career
He made his debut for the Chilean national squad in 1995.

Coaching career
He began his career as the coach of the team of Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (National Football Institute) and then he became the manager of Cobreloa in 2018 in the Primera B de Chile. He arrived to the mining club along with the former players Nelson Tapia and Eduardo Fournier. Next, he coached C.D. Rancagua Sur in the Tercera A, the fourth level of the Chilean football system league, from 2019 to 2020.

Club

 * Cobreloa
 * Primera División de Chile (3): 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura


 * Alianza Lima
 * Peruvian Primera División: 2006 Descentralizado


 * Deportes Iquique
 * Primera B: 2010
 * Copa Chile: 2010

International

 * Chile
 * Canada Cup: 1995