Luis Amaranto Perea

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Personal information
Perea
Full name	Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera
Date of birth	January 30, 1979 (1979-01-30) (age 29)
Place of birth	Turbo, Colombia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	21
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–	Independiente Medellín Boca Juniors Atlético Madrid	117 (0) 016 (0) 123 (0)
National team²
2003-	Colombia	037 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Luis Amaranto Perea (born 30 January 1979 in Turbo) is a Colombian football defender, and an important player in the Colombian national set-up. His career began in Independiente Medellín. He later played in Argentina with Boca Juniors, with whom he won the Intercontinental Cup in 2003. In 2004 he moved to play for Atlético Madrid.

He is a player noted for his speed and often tagged 'the fastest defender in the world'. This is reflected in the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 6 where on speed stats he is the second fastest player in the game with 98/99.

He played for Colombia in Copa América 2007.

He received his Spanish passport in summer 2007.[1]