Javier Pérez (football manager)
Football coach
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Javier Pérez (born 16 May 1977) is a Spanish football coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2001–2007 | Real Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2012–2015 | United States U18 | ||
| 2012–2015 | United States U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | United States (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2020 | New York City FC (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Toronto FC (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Toronto FC | ||
Coaching career
He was a youth coach with Real Madrid's youth teams from U9-U19 teams.[1]
In 2012, he began working with the United States Soccer Federation, serving as head coach with the United States U18 team[2] and an assistant with the United States U20 team.[3] In 2014, he became an assistant for the United States senior team under Jürgen Klinsmann[4][5][6]
In December 2015, he was named as an assistant coach of New York City FC of Major League Soccer under Patrick Vieira,[7][8] remaining with the club after Vieria's departure under Domènec Torrent .[9]
In 2021, he joined Toronto FC as an assistant under new coach Chris Armas.[3] On 4 July, he was named interim coach for Toronto, following the firing of Armas.[10][11] On 7 July, in his debut as head coach, Toronto defeated the New England Revolution by a score of 3–2.[12][13] On 9 August, he was officially named the head coach for the remainder of the season, removing the interim title.[14] He departed the club at the end of the season.[15]
In April 2024, Pérez joined Atlanta United as director of methodology under vice-president and technical director Carlos Bocanegra.[16][17][18]
Personal
Pérez holds a UEFA Pro Licence, UEFA's highest coaching certificate, from the Royal Spanish Football Federation and a UEFA A Licence from the English Football Association.[2][19] He also has a Ph.D. in Sports Science from Universidad De León (University of León) in Spain.[3] Pérez speaks Spanish, English, French and German.[20]
Pérez wrote the U.S. Soccer Coaching Curriculum with Claudio Reyna.[21]
Coaching statistics
- As of 23 November 2021
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Toronto FC |  CAN |
4 July 2021 | 23 November 2021 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26.92 |
| Total | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26.92 | |||