Orlando Perez (born July 12, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... In association football (soccer), a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... Year Founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Bob Bradley, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Ezra Hendrickson, Ramón Ramírez, 31 Goals Héctor Cuadros, 4 Assists Ramón Ramírez, 6 Shutouts Brad Guzan, 2 First Game Chivas USA 0 - 2 D.C. United (Home Depot... MLS logo This article refers to the current outdoor soccer league and should not be confused with the earlier indoor soccer league the Major Soccer League. ...

Perez never played college soccer, but he was drafted twice in MLS, both times by coach Octavio Zambrano. The first came in the first round of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft, when Zambrano was with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Perez failed to make the team and played with A-League's Orange County Zodiac. With Zambrano moving to the MetroStars in 2000, he plucked Perez again, this time in the fourth round of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. An NCAA tournament game between Indiana University and the University of Tulsa in 2004 College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by teams operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. ... Octavio Zambrano (born February 3, 1958 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a soccer coach, one of the all-time winnigest coaches in Major League Soccer history. ... The 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Steve Sampson, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Cobi Jones, 254 Goals Cobi Jones, 62 Assists Cobi Jones, 82 Shutouts Kevin Hartman, 53 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas... The United Soccer Leagues First Division is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... The Orange County Blue Star is a USL Premier Development League soccer club based in Orange County, California. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Mo Johnston, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Petke, 134 Goals Giovanni Savarese, 41 Assists Tab Ramos, 36 Shutouts Tony Meola, 20 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win MetroStars 5... The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ...

Perez would spend the next two and a half seasons with the Metros, a part-time player his first, a starter at left back his second. Zambrano dealt him midway through the third, to D.C. United with Petter Villegas for Mark Lisi and Craig Ziadie. Perez then became only one of two players in MLS history (Winston Griffiths is the other) to play for three teams in one season as DC traded him the Chicago Fire for a draft pick after only eight games. Perez has been in-and-out of the Fire lineup since. He has scored two goals in six years in MLS. Perez was taken by Chivas in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft. Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... Petter Villegas (born November 15, 1975 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is a soccer winger, who made his name with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Mark Lisi (born October 11, 1977 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. ... Craig Ziadie (born September 20, 1978 in Pembroke Pines, Florida) is a Jamaican-American soccer player, who currently plays right back for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Soldier Field Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jesse Marsch, 200 Goals Ante Razov, 76 Assists Peter Nowak, 48 Shutouts Zach Thornton, 50 First Game Miami Fusion 0 - 2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City... The 2004 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 19, 2004, and consisted of 10 rounds. ...

See also

• List of current MLS players