1. Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen was born on 29 August 1974 and is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
20 Facts About Kenneth Perez
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Kenneth Perez appears regularly on Dutch television as a pundit for Fox Sports Eredivisie.
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Kenneth Perez was born on 29 August 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen.
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Kenneth Perez started his career for Danish club Akademisk Boldklub, where he reached the 1995 Danish Cup final.
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The final was lost to FC Copenhagen, with whom Kenneth Perez signed a two-year contract in autumn that year.
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Kenneth Perez played two years for FC Copenhagen, and Perez was a part of the team which won the 1997 Danish Cup.
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Kenneth Perez scored goals frequently for MVV, and his dribbling ability was regarded as one of the best in the Eredivisie.
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Kenneth Perez made his debut for the Denmark national team under manager Morten Olsen in November 2003.
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Kenneth Perez was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, where he took part in one match, coming on as a substitute.
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Kenneth Perez was AZ's top goal scorer in that season, as he fired 13 goals past opposition goalkeepers, and was the joint 9th best league goal scorer.
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Kenneth Perez subsequently ended his national team career to focus on playing for Ajax.
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In December 2006, Kenneth Perez admitted having used a racial slur against an assistant referee.
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In July 2007, Kenneth Perez signed with Ajax rivals PSV on a two-year deal.
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On 31 December 2007, it was announced Kenneth Perez would make a shock return to Ajax with immediate effect.
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Kenneth Perez signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with an option for another season.
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Reker observed that Kenneth Perez had requested a transfer back to Amsterdam only after Ajax had failed to lure Ismail Aissati to Amsterdam.
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Kenneth Perez stated that PSV had initiated the transfer by telling Kenneth Perez, just four months after his arrival from Ajax, that he no longer had a future at the club; and that Ajax, on the other hand, was still looking for a replacement for star midfield player Wesley Sneijder, who had been sold to Real Madrid.
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Kenneth Perez was relegated to the Ajax reserves in the summer of 2008 by new Ajax head coach Marco van Basten He was released at the end of August.
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In January 2010, Kenneth Perez marked himself as the player with the second most assists and goals in Dutch football through the past decade.
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On 2 May 2010, Kenneth Perez won his first Eredivisie title, coincidentally the first title of his club FC Twente, at the age of 35 years.