Sébastien Pérez (born 24 November 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Pérez was born in Saint-Chamond, Loire. He began his career with AS Saint-Étienne and SC Bastia. In July 1998 Pérez signed for Blackburn Rovers, managed by Roy Hodgson at the time, from Bastia for a fee of £3 million. His stay in East Lancashire was somewhat short, and he only made five appearances for Blackburn. He did, however, manage to score twice for the club; against Chelsea in the league (a game in which he was also sent off) and Lyon in the UEFA Cup. His career with Blackburn started well, but he suffered a serious injury, and upon return to the squad he struggled regaining his place back in the starting lineup. He was then loaned out to former side Bastia. In June 1999 Pérez completed a move back to France, where he joined Marseille. He was loaned out to Galatasaray for the 2001–02 season, then returned to Marseille until the end of the 2003–04 season, when he was released. He joined FC Istres. Pérez is also a member of the France national beach soccer team. Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2001–02 France Beach FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: 2005 References External links 1973 births Living people People from Saint-Chamond Sportspeople from Loire (department) French footballers Association football defenders AS Saint-Étienne players SC Bastia players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players Galatasaray S.K. footballers FC Istres players French expatriate footballers Premier League players Süper Lig players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Turkey French people of Spanish descent French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French beach soccer players Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes