Javier Perez
- U.S. National Team: U-18 Men
- Position: Head Coach
- Date Of Birth: May 16, 1977
- Hometown: Valladolid, Spain
Javier Perez was named head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team in February of 2012.
Perez is currently the Director of Coaching at New York Soccer Club and was previously a coach at Real Madrid, spending six years with the Spanish team as a coach in the club’s development center.
Perez holds a UEFA PRO license from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and a UEFA “A” license from the English Football Association. While working in Spain, he was a member of the management team for the RFEF’s Master License available to senior coaches.
Perez has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, an M.Phil. in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a Master's Degree in Sports Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education. He is one of three coaches in Spain to hold both an Exercise Physiology Ph.D. and the UEFA PRO license.
Perez has experience with U.S. Soccer, having worked with U.S. Youth Technical Director Claudio Reyna to develop the U.S. Soccer coaching curriculum, which is designed to improve development of players in the United States.
He has also worked with U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann as a member of the staff for a two-game trip in October of 2011, when the U.S. faced Honduras and Ecuador.
Perez currently lives in Manhattan and his wife, who is from France, lives in London.
Perez is currently the Director of Coaching at New York Soccer Club and was previously a coach at Real Madrid, spending six years with the Spanish team as a coach in the club’s development center.
Perez holds a UEFA PRO license from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and a UEFA “A” license from the English Football Association. While working in Spain, he was a member of the management team for the RFEF’s Master License available to senior coaches.
Perez has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, an M.Phil. in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a Master's Degree in Sports Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education. He is one of three coaches in Spain to hold both an Exercise Physiology Ph.D. and the UEFA PRO license.
Perez has experience with U.S. Soccer, having worked with U.S. Youth Technical Director Claudio Reyna to develop the U.S. Soccer coaching curriculum, which is designed to improve development of players in the United States.
He has also worked with U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann as a member of the staff for a two-game trip in October of 2011, when the U.S. faced Honduras and Ecuador.
Perez currently lives in Manhattan and his wife, who is from France, lives in London.
