Darwin Pérez

Darwin Eduardo Pérez Curiñanco (born 8 May 1977) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a right wing-back for clubs in Chile and Indonesia.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Curiñanco.
Darwin Pérez
Personal information
Full name Darwin Eduardo Pérez Curiñanco
Date of birth (1977-05-08) 8 May 1977
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right wing-back
Youth career
Deportes Concepción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Deportes Concepción 73 (0)
2000 → Universidad de Concepción (loan) (0)
2001 Deportes Concepción 23 (2)
2002–2003 Rangers 32 (3)
2003 PSM Makassar (0)
2004 PSIS Semarang (1)
2005 Deportes Puerto Montt 18 (1)
2006 Fernández Vial (3)
2007–2009 Deportes Concepción 55 (0)
Total (10)
International career
2001 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A product of Deportes Concepción youth system, he made his professional debut in the 1994 Segunda División, winning the league title and getting the promotion to the top division. He was with the club until 2000, when he was loaned to Universidad de Concepción until the end of his contract, due to disagreement with the coach, Oscar Garré.[2]

The next season, he returned to Deportes Concepción,[3] taking part in the 2001 Copa Libertadores.[4] In his homeland, he also played for Rangers de Talca and Deportes Puerto Montt in the top division[5] and for Fernández Vial in the second division.[6]

Abroad, he played in Indonesia for PSM Makassar[7][8] and PSIS Semarang[9] between 2003 and 2004.

His last club was Deportes Concepción from 2007 to 2009.[5]

International career

Pérez represented Chile in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ecuador on 14 November 2001.[10] Previously, he represented Chile at both under-20 and under-23 levels.[2]

Personal life

Pérez is of Mapuche descent[11] and his maternal surname, Curiñanco, means "black condor" in Mapudungun.[12]

Honours

Deportes Concepción

References
  1. Ricardo Benavides (segundo en la fila de abajo, de izquierda a derecha) y Darwin Pérez (cuarto en la fila de abajo, mismo orden) en PSIS Semarang. Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  2. Hunrichse, Rodrigo (19 August 2000). "Garré me faltó el respeto como jugador de Concepción". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). Diario Crónica. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. "Concepcion 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. Darwin Pérez, un león recordado por todos por su enorme calidad como jugador. Hinchas Deportes Concepción on Facebook (in Spanish)
  5. "Darwin Pérez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. Mardones, Fabián (8 February 2021). "La última estación de Arturo Fernández Vial en Primera". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. "Inilah 5 Los Galacticos Indonesia". JAMA'AH BOLA INDONESIA (in Indonesian). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. Alsair, Achmad Hidayat (13 November 2017). "PSM (Adalah) Makassar, Sampai Kapanpun". Medium (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. "Darwin Pérez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  11. Castillo, Jorge (10 January 2015). "Weichafes". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. CONADI (21 February 2022). Diccionario de la lengua mapuche (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia. p. 76. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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