fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place nationalteam height position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
john wilmar pérez múñoz 1996 -- 1999 2000 -- 2002 2003 deportivo cali columbus crew independiente medellín 75 12 medellin , colombia colombia 1.69 midfielder 19 1997 -- 2000 21 february 1970 john wilmar pérez
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john wilmar pérez

john wilmar pérez muñoz -lrb- born 21 february 1970 in medellín -rrb- is a colombian football -lrb- soccer -rrb- player .
a central midfielder , effective in winning the ball and passing it forward , pérez played for the colombian clubs independiente medellín and deportivo cali .
in 2000 he moved to the columbus crew in the united states .
after a slow first season in columbus , pérez excelled in 2001 while forming the core of a sturdy midfield next to brian maisonneuve .
he finished the year with 8 goals and 15 assists , earning recognition as the club 's most valuable player for the season .
in 2002 , pérez experienced a decline in his statistics and playing time , but nonetheless helped the crew win their first trophy , the lamar hunt u.s. open cup .
pérez also represented the colombian national team and was a participant at the 1992 summer olympics , 1997 copa america , and 1998 fifa world cup .
he played in all four of colombia 's matches at the copa america in 1997 , but remained on the bench throughout the world cup the following year .
