Orestes Pérez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orestes Pérez Naranjo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Camagüey, Cuba | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1975 | Granjeros | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970–1975 | Cuba | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Orestes Pérez Naranjo (born 7 July 1947) is a retired Cuban footballer. He played as a midfielder for Granjeros throughout the late 1960s and the 1970s. He also represented Cuba throughout the first half of the 1970s, being part of the winning squad for the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games and playing in the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.
Pérez began his career through being tutored by manager Preciliano Montesino until he was 14 years of age. Later, during his studies at the Escuela de Profesores de Educación Física where his talents were discovered by talent scout Manuel Piti Fajardo to play in Curaçao. His success there would earn him his first professional contract with Granjeros in 1965 where he would remain for the next decade.[1]
