Lionel Scaloni

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Lionel Scaloni
Personal information
Full name Lionel Sebastián Scaloni
Date of birth 16 May 1978
Place of birth    Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 12 in)
Nickname El Toro (The Bull)
Playing position Defender [L]
Club information
Current club Racing Santander
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995-96
1996-1998
1998-2006
2006
2006-		 Newell's Old Boys
Estudiantes de La Plata
Deportivo de La Coruña
→ West Ham United (loan)
Racing Santander		 016 (0)
037 (7)
202 (14)
013 (0)
017 (1)   
National team2
2003- Argentina 007 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 February 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17 May 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (born 16 May 1978 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine football player. He currently playing for Racing Santander. Due to his Italian descent he also holds an Italian passport.[1] He also holds a Spanish passport, due to the length of time he spent playing there.

A right sided defender who can also operate in a more attacking role on the right side of midfield, he has also played in the centre of midfield on various occasions. Scaloni began his career in the Argentine Primera División with Newell's Old Boys, and then Estudiantes de La Plata, before joining Depor in March 1998.

He made over 200 appearances for the Primera División team, but has found himself out of favour in recent times. He joined English Premiership team West Ham United on loan from Depor on 31 January 2006, the final day of the January transfer window. Deciding that he needed first team football to have a chance at attending the upcoming World Cup, he accepted the opportunity of joining West Ham on loan for the second half of the 2005-06 season. He took the number 2 shirt from the departed Tomáš Řepka, and made his full Premiership debut against Sunderland on February 4, 2006.

He was named in the Argentina squad for a friendly match against Croatia on 1 March 2006, and is also a surprise selection for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, taking the place of veteran full back Javier Zanetti. The versatile Argentinian started for his nation in their Extra Time win over Mexico on the 24 June 2006 at the Zentralstadion. Scaloni left West Ham after the East London club could not agree a deal with Depor over a permanent move.

Deportivo released him on September 1, 2006. Two weeks later he signed a contract at Racing Santander.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Scaloni y Pandiani acreditan su ascendencia italiana. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved on June 16, 2006.


Flag of Argentina Argentina squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists Flag of Argentina

1 Abbondanzieri | 2 Ayala | 3 Sorín | 4 Coloccini | 5 Cambiasso | 6 Heinze | 7 Saviola | 8 Mascherano | 9 Crespo | 10 Riquelme | 11 Tévez | 12 Franco | 13 Scaloni | 14 Palacio | 15 Milito | 16 Aimar | 17 Cufré | 18 Rodríguez | 19 Messi | 20 Cruz | 21 Burdisso | 22 González | 23 Ustari | Coach: Pekerman
Racing de Santander - Current Squad

1 Toño | 2 P. Alfaro | 3 Oriol | 4 Garay | 6 Vitolo | 7 Juanjo | 9 Aganzo | 10 Munitis | 11 Serrano | 12 Žigić | 13 Calatayud | 14 Pinillos | 15 Balboa | 16 Momo | 17 L. Fernández | 18 Colsa | 20 Álvarez | 21 Rubén | 22 Moratón | 23 Felipe Melo | 24 Matabuena | 25 Scaloni | 28 Tomás | 35 Christian | Coach Portugal
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