Luis Carlos Perea

Perea was born in Turbo. During his career he played mainly with Independiente Medellín, where he would debut in 1983, and Atlético Nacional, but also had brief spells with Atlético Junior and Deportes Tolima. Abroad, Perea represented Toros Neza in Mexico, and he won the 1989 Copa Libertadores with Nacional. He moved to the United States in 1999, intending to sign with the Miami Fusion or Tampa Bay Mutiny; he did not join either club and retired from playing, but began working as a player development coach at the Miami Strike Force. He is also a coach at pathway miami.

Over seven years, Perea played 78 games and scored two goals for the Colombia national team. This included six appearances at the 1990 and the 1994 FIFA World Cups combined. Perea participated in four Copa América finals, and netted his first international goal in the 1993 Copa América, in the 88th minute of the quarter-final match against Uruguay (1–1 after 120 minutes, penalty shootout win).

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Perea goal.

Perea was named in a list of the top 100 prominent Latinos living in Miami. His son, Luis Alberto, was also a footballer. A forward, he played for a host of clubs in several countries.