Guillermo Ariel Pereyra (born 20 February 1980) is an Argentine retired

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his 13-year professional career with River Plate and

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, winning four major titles with the former and appearing in 129 competitive games with the latter.

Football career

Born in

Río Cuarto, Córdoba Río Cuarto is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Located in the south of the province, it has about 157,000 inhabitants () and is an important commercial and agricultural hub. Overview The Río Cuarto River flows through the provin ...

, Pereyra began his professional career at

Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de l ...

, helping the club to four Primera División titles during his spell there. In January 2004 he was transferred to

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

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, eventually becoming an undisputed starter for the

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side and making his debut in the competition on 8 February by coming on as a 63rd minute substitute in a 0–3 away loss against

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Eu ...

. In March 2008, Pereyra moved to

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...

, but the

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ns decided to terminate the deal shortly after, and he subsequently joined

BSC Young Boys BSC Young Boys (YB by short abbreviation ) are a Swiss sports club based in Bern, Switzerland. Its first team has won 15 Swiss league championships and six Swiss Cups. YB is one of the most successful Swiss football clubs internationally, reac ...

on 11 February 2009, initially until the end of the season. Pereyra returned to Spain in late August 2009, penning a two-year deal with

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing h ...

from the

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after arriving on a free transfer. For the following campaign, after the team's relegation, he returned to his country and signed with

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football tea ...

Personal life

He is the older brother of the Argentine footballer

Federico Pereyra Federico Pereyra may refer to: * Federico Pereyra (volleyball) (born 1988), Argentine volleyball player * Federico Pereyra (footballer) (born 1989), Argentine football defender See also *Federico Pereira Andrés Federico Pereira Castelnoble (b ...

Honours

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
at Fútbol XXI * *
Guillermo Pereyra
at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Guillermo 1980 births Living people People from Río Cuarto, Córdoba Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Mallorca players Real Murcia players Russian Premier League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Swiss Super League players BSC Young Boys players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina