Biography jefferson perez ingles

By Jaime Plaza

Jersinio was the name his mother wished to register him as when he was still a baby. It was not accepted at the Civil Registry of Azuay, however, under the pretext that it did not belong to the Spanish language.

Then his older brother Fausto suggested the name Jefferson, but in order for it to be accepted it was necessary to say that he was the son of a sportsman. Jeff was born in one of Cuenca’s most traditional neighborhood, El Vecino, on the 1st of July of 1974.

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He is the son of Manuel Jesus Perez (deceased) and Maria Lucrecia Quezada.

In those days his mother never imagined that her dear “Nardo,” as she called him for his middle name – Leonardo – would become the greatest figure of all time in Ecuadorian sports.

As a pre-schooler, the life of Jefferson Leonardo transpired the same as all the other children of the neighborhood, amid economic limitations.

As a student of Eugenio Espejo School and later at Gabriel Cevallos School,