Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio

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Personal information
Gonzalo Bergessio
Full name	Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio
Date of birth	July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20) (age 23)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	178 cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	San Lorenzo
Number	32
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008-	Platense Instituto de Córdoba Racing Club Benfica San Lorenzo	47 (16) 37 (6) 32 (11) 3 (0) 10 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio (born July 20, 1984, in Córdoba) is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for San Lorenzo of the Argentine Primera.

Bergessio started his career in the lower leagues with Club Atlético Platense between 2001 and 2005.

In 2005 Bergessio was signed by Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba of the Primera Division, but at the end of the 2005-2006 season Instituto were relegated and Bergessio was sold to Racing Club. During the Apertura 2006 Bergessio chipped in with a useful six goals, and in the Clausura 2007 he has maintained his ability to score goals on a fairly regular basis. His fast pace earned him a big following at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón and he became a fan favourite after scoring the game winner against giants Boca Juniors, adding another winner against River Plate.

Bergessio signed a five-year €2.5m deal with the Portuguese giants Benfica on June 26th, 2007^[1].

In 2008 he returned to Argentina to play with San Lorenzo. On May 8, 2008 he was involved in the Copa Libertadores game against River Plate. After San Lorenzo had two players sent off and were 2-0 down, he scored twice to give his team a famous victory.^[2]

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^ Zero Zero (Portuguese)
^ International Herald & Tribune article

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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro – current squad

1 Orión • 2 González • 3 Chávez • 5 Acevedo • 6 Bottinelli • 7 Silvera • 8 Rivero • 9 Romeo • 10 D'Alessandro • 11 Torres • 12 Champagne • 13 Placente • 14 Cadelago • 15 Acosta • 16 Bianchi Arce • 17 Méndez • 18 Hirsig • 19 Menseguez • 20 Aguirre • 21 Tula • 22 Voboril • 23 Bilos • 24 Centeno • 25 Alvarado • 26 Formica • 27 Ruiz • 32 Bergessio • 33 M. Díaz • 34 E. Díaz • 55 Torres • — Peirone • Manager: R. Díaz