Álex Pérez

This article is about the Spanish football player. For the Belgian DJ, see Alix Perez.

Álex Pérez

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Pérez Aracil
Date of birth	(1985-01-21) 21 January 1985
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Real Madrid C
2003–2006	Real Madrid B	48	(2)
2005–2006	→ Gimnàstic (loan)	0	(0)
2007	Aris	4	(0)
2007–2009	Albacete	22	(1)
2011	Ontinyent	8	(0)
International career
2001	Spain U17	1	(1)
2003	Spain U18	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Aracil.

Alejandro 'Álex' Pérez Aracil (born 21 January 1985) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Pérez was born in Madrid. An unsuccessful youth graduate at local Real Madrid, his input with the first team consisted of one minute against Terrassa FC on 8 January 2003, for the season's Copa del Rey. Subsequently he signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan, but featured in no second division matches for the Catalans in his sole campaign.

In January 2007 Pérez was released by the Merengues, going on to serve an unassuming stint abroad with Greece's Aris Thessaloniki FC. In that summer he returned home, joining Albacete Balompié in the second level.

After two seasons with only relative playing time in his second – 15 games, one goal– Pérez was released. He played with lowly Ontinyent CF for four months, then retired in June 2011 at only 26.

Personal life

Pérez's older brother, Miguel, is also a footballer. Both played in Gimnàstic in 2005–06.

Their father, Miguel Ángel Pérez Pilipiux, was also a footballer. Born in Argentina he settled in Spain after retiring, having played in the country for namely Real Madrid and Real Zaragoza.

External links

• Álex Pérez profile at BDFutbol
• Álex Pérez at Soccerway

• Dos goles de Monty frustran la victoria de los suplentes del Madrid (Two Monty goals thwart Madrid reserves' win); Diario AS, 8 January 2003 (Spanish)
• Remontó un Xerez con nueve en el 'festival' de Hevia Obras (Xerez came from behind with nine in Hevia Obras 'festival'); Marca, 7 September 2008 (Spanish)