Roberto Peragón Lacalle (born 7 February 1978) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 317 games and 62 goals over the course of ten seasons, representing seven clubs. He appeared for Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, scoring ten goals in 70 matches.El pasado cadista de Roberto Peragón (Roberto Peragón's Cádiz past); Jaén Hoy, 16 October 2024 (in Spanish)
Club career Peragón was born in Madrid. He made his professional debut with hometown's Rayo Vallecano, with little impact, going on to represent Segunda División B clubs; in the 1999–2000 season he scored 19 goals for Burgos CF – play-offs included – and soon attracted the likes of Sevilla FC and Deportivo de La Coruña, eventually signing with Levante UD of Segunda División.
After another good year, Peragón rejoined Rayo for two La Liga campaigns (plus 2003–04 in the second division), often featuring as a starter,Peragón: "Mi reto es seguir creciendo como futbolista" (Peragón: "My challenge is to continue to grow as a footballer"); Diario AS, 23 July 2002 (in Spanish) then spent a further three years in division two with Elche CF.Peragón: «Jugando con un solo punta, tengo menos opciones» (Peragón: "As we play with only one guy up front, I have less options"); Diario Información, 19 August 2005 (in Spanish)El club busca un nueve y pregunta por Peragón (Club is looking for a nine and asks about Peragón); Diario AS, 3 May 2007 (in Spanish) In his last year, he netted 11 times in the league.Casas y Peragón luchan por ser el «pichichi» franjiverde (Casas and Peragón fight to be the green-striped top gunner); Diario Información, 7 May 2007 (in Spanish)
Peragón joined Málaga CF in summer 2007, and was a key attacking unit alongside veteran Salva and Nabil Baha for a team that returned to the top flight after a two-year absence.Emotivo adiós de Peragón (Emotional Peragón farewell); La Opinión de Málaga, 12 August 2008 (in Spanish)Baha: adiós al goleador incomprendido (Baha: farewell to the misunderstood scorer); Málaga Hoy, 1 February 2011 (in Spanish) However, on 10 August 2008 he left the Andalusians as he was not part of new manager Antonio Tapia's plans;Peragón busca una solución para salir del Málaga pero sin "dar pasos en falso" (Peragón looks for a way out of Málaga but without "taking false steps"); Málaga Hoy, 7 August 2008 (in Spanish) the following day, the player signed a two-year contract with Alicante CF, recently promoted to the second tier as his former employers Rayo Vallecano.Peragón será celeste las dos próximas temporadas (Peragón will be sky-blue the next two seasons); Diario AS, 12 August 2008 (in Spanish)
After a sole season, where he faced relegation and stated in an interview with newspaper Marca in April 2009 that he regretted having transferred due to Alicante's serious structural problems and missed Rayo Vallecano,Peragón se arrepiente de fichar por el Alicante y echa de menos al Rayo (Peragón regrets having signed for Alicante and misses Rayo); Marca, 22 April 2009 (in Spanish)El Alicante, tercer descenso asegurado (Alicante, third relegation confirmed); El Correo, 1 June 2009 (in Spanish) Peragón moved clubs again, joining Girona FC also of the second division.Roberto Peragón, al Girona (Roberto Peragón, to Girona); El Punt, 22 August 2009 (in Catalan)El Girona tiene un tridente para soñar con los 'playoffs' (Girona have trio to dream of playoffs); Marca, 22 February 2011 (in Spanish) He later represented Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second tierRoberto Peragón refuerza la delantera del Gimnástic (Roberto Peragón bolsters Gimnástic's forward lines); Marca, 1 July 2011 (in Spanish) and Cádiz CF and CD Puerta Bonita in the third.Peragón, el "toca pelotas" de bronce (Peragón, the bronze "ballbuster"); Marca, 30 October 2013 (in Spanish)
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Fuenlabrada Promesas3 August 202222 February 2023 Jaén18 March 202420 January 2025 Total —
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