José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 5 January 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

José Perdomo
Perdomo holding the 1987 Copa América
Personal information
Full name José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira
Date of birth (1965-01-05) 5 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Peñarol 149 (34)
1989–1990 Genoa 25 (0)
1990 Coventry City 4 (0)
1990–1991 Real Betis 6 (1)
1991–1992 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 18 (3)
1993 Peñarol 9 (0)
Total 211 (38)
International career
1987–1990 Uruguay 27 (2)
Managerial career
2000 Villa Española
2002 Tacuarembó
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 1987 Argentina
Runner-up 1989 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Salto, he started his career with Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983, being later noted in 1989 by Genoa head coach Franco Scoglio during a South-American scouting visit, being signed by the rossoblu together with fellow Uruguayans Carlos "Pato" Aguilera and Rubén Paz. Perdomo, who was expected to be a mainstay within the Genoa midfield line, played 25 unimpressive matches, being remembered only for his lack of pace and acceleration, as well as his excessive playing aggressivity.[citation needed] His poor performances later led Vujadin Boškov, head coach of crosstown rivals Sampdoria, to one of his best famous quotes, declared just before the 1989–90 city derby:

"If I unleash my dog, it plays better than Perdomo."[1]

He was sold to Spanish side Real Betis for the 1990–91, where he made just six appearances, scoring one goal. He moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata one year later. A notable incident during this spell saw him score a goal against local rivals Estudiantes, which was celebrated so vigorously that it registered as an earthquake on the seismological equipment at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory 600 meters away. From this Perdomo gained the nickname Terremoto (earthquake).[2] He retired in 1994 after a season with Peñarol.

References

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  1. ^ "Perdomo: il "cane volante" del Genoa" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  2. ^ Altamirano Halle, Alejandra. "PERDOMO, EL DEL GOL DEL TERREMOTO". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
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