Football: Perea extended his contract with Atletico Madrid
Submitted by Ivan Dobrev on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 12:09.
Columbian defender Luis Perea agreed to extend his contract by two years with the Spanish Atletico Madrid, which means that he will remain in the team until 2011, the first division club announced its official website.
29-year-old football player was transferred in 2004 from Boca Juniors and was a key figure in the team, which won the fourth place in the championship in the last football season. This allowed the team to win a place in the tournament of Champions League.
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