Finally, Perez began his coaching career at the Division III level in 1974, heading up the men’s program at Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) member, Whittier College.  While at ODU, Perez led the Monarchs to their first and only Colonial Athletic Association Championship in 1991.  He garnered South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors following that accomplishment.  Perez helped establish the CSU San Bernardino women’s soccer program in 1988 by serving as the team’s first coach.  During his stint at Santa Clara, Perez was named Far West Coach of the Year in 1983.

A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the United States Soccer Coaches Organization (USSCO), Perez still remains affiliated with U.S. Soccer as a national staff coach and Olympic Development Program (ODP) coach. 

Perez earned his Bachelor of Science from Oneonta State University in New York in 1973 and then completed some graduate work at Whittier College while serving as the Poets’ head coach.  A native of Long Island, New York, Perez currently resides in Running Springs.  Perez has three children, a daughter, Danelle, and two sons, Anthony, and Zachary.