Damian Perez (5) scored a Pacific-best 39 goals, helping lead E.J. King to its first Far East Division II tournament title since 2007. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan – If he’s nothing else, Damian Perez is quite the student of history, “especially when it’s about things I’m passionate about.”
Take soccer, for example. When Perez arrived at E.J. King from Texas 2½ years ago, he learned very quickly that the Cobras boys soccer team had not won a Far East Division II title since 2007.
And in the 2022 season, before Perez came to Japan, the Cobras recorded just one win in 24 matches.
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