José Perdomo

José Perdomo
	Perdomo holding the 1987 Copa América
Personal information
Full name	José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira
Date of birth	5 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1989	Peñarol
1989–1990	Genoa
1990	Coventry City
1990–1991	Real Betis
1991–1992	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1993	Peñarol
Total
International career
1987–1990	Uruguay
Managerial career
2000	Villa Española
2002	Tacuarembó
Medal record
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 5 January 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Salto, he started his career with Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983, being later noted in 1989 by Genoa head coach Franco Scoglio during a South-American scouting visit, being signed by the rossoblu together with fellow Uruguayans Carlos "Pato" Aguilera and Rubén Paz. Perdomo, who was expected to be a mainstay within the Genoa midfield line, played 25 unimpressive matches, being remembered only for his lack of pace and acceleration, as well as his excessive playing aggressivity.^{[citation needed]} His poor performances later led Vujadin Boškov, head coach of crosstown rivals Sampdoria, to one of his best famous quotes, declared just before the 1989–90 city derby:

"If I unleash my dog, it plays better than Perdomo."^[1]

He was sold to Spanish side Real Betis for the 1990–91, where he made just six appearances, scoring one goal. He moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata one year later. A notable incident during this spell saw him score a goal against local rivals Estudiantes, which was celebrated so vigorously that it registered as an earthquake on the seismological equipment at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory 600 meters away. From this Perdomo gained the nickname Terremoto (earthquake).^[2] He retired in 1994 after a season with Peñarol.

References

^ "Perdomo: il "cane volante" del Genoa" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
^ Altamirano Halle, Alejandra. "PERDOMO, EL DEL GOL DEL TERREMOTO". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.

External links

[1] "Perdomo: il "cane volante" del Genoa" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.

[2] Altamirano Halle, Alejandra. "PERDOMO, EL DEL GOL DEL TERREMOTO". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.

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