Hernán Crespo
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Hernán Jorge Crespo | |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Florida, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Inter Milan | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–1996 1996–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003– 2004–2005 2006–2008 |
River Plate Parma Lazio Internazionale Chelsea → A.C. Milan (loan) → Internazionale (loan) |
64 (33) 116 (62) 54 (39) 18 (7) 49 (20) 28 (10) 48 (18) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1995– | Argentina | 65 (36) |
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Hernán Jorge Crespo (born July 5, 1975 in Florida, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A squad Internazionale.
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Club career
River Plate
He made his debut with River Plate during the 1993-94 season, scoring thirteen goals in 25 league appearances. He helped River Plate win the Apertura league title, the second of two championships held in Argentina in that year. He helped River win the Apertura title again in 1994. In 1996, Crespo helped River win the Copa Libertadores, scoring twice in the home leg of the final in Buenos Aires.
Serie A
Crespo left River Plate for Parma F.C. in August 1996 after he won the silver medal with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished as the top scorer with six goals. In May 1997, coached by Carlo Ancelotti, Crespo scored twelve goals in 27 matches as Parma finished runners-up to Juventus. He won the 1998-99 Italian Cup, and scored the opening goal in Parma's 3-0 UEFA Cup final victory over Olympique de Marseille. In 2000, S.S. Lazio broke the then-world transfer record by paying £35,500,000 to acquire Crespo, who in turn finished as Serie A's top scorer with twenty-six goals.
On 31 August 2002, Crespo signed with Internazionale as replacement for the departed Ronaldo, for €20 million and Bernardo Corradi.[1] In his only season at the club, he scored seven goals in eighteen appearances, along with nine goals in twelve Champions League matches until he was shelved four months by injury in early 2003.
Chelsea
Crespo was transferred to Barclays Premier League club Chelsea F.C. on 26 August 2003 for £16,800,000. He made only 31 appearances (including nineteen league starts) in all competitions, and scored twelve goals. After José Mourinho took over as Chelsea manager for the 2004-05 season, Crespo became surplus to Chelsea's plans and was loaned to A.C. Milan, as requested by former coach Carlo Ancelotti. He scored ten goals, and netted twice in the Champions League final defeat against Liverpool.
After Chelsea's failed attempts to land a big-name striker during the summer of 2005, Mourinho needed competition for striker Didier Drogba and decided to recall Crespo from Milan, convincing him that he had a future in England. Crespo made his first return appearance in a 2-1 FA Community Shield victory over Arsenal F.C.. He scored his first league goal of 2005 against Wigan Athletic in Chelsea's season opener.
Inter Milan
Though he scored 26 goals in all competitions and won the 05-06 Premiership title, Crespo requested a return to Italy in order to rejoin Milan, but Chelsea refused and announced that Crespo would remain a Chelsea player until the club accepted a suitable offer for him. On August 7, 2006, Crespo joined Inter on a two-year loan. He scored his 125th Serie A goal against A.C. Siena on December 2, 2006, and his 200th career European goal on April 2, 2007.
On May 13, Crespo scored a hat-trick to help Inter defeat Lazio 4-3 and win the Scudetto. Two days earlier, he had appeared in training without his customary long hair, which he had kept grown out for over five years.[1] During the offseason, Chelsea announced that they would not exercise the option to recall Crespo, therefore releasing him from the club and making him a full-fledged Inter player, with the Serie A champions taking over the total payment of Crespo's wages.
Crespo has scored at least one Champions League goal with each of the five European teams he has played for since moving from River Plate in 1996; he is the first and only player in CL history to accomplish this feat.
International career
| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Argentina |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | Team Competition | |
Crespo has 66 caps and 35 goals with Argentina. He won his first cap in a friendly match against Bulgaria in February 1995, but then had to wait sixteen months for his second cap and more than two years for his first goal. He was called up to the final roster for the 1998, 2002, and 2006 FIFA World Cups. In June 2005, Crespo scored twice in Argentina's 3-1 World Cup qualifying win over archrivals Brazil in Buenos Aires, which made him Argentina's career scoring leader in World Cup qualifiers. He finished the 2006 competition as the Silver Shoe Award winner.
On June 28, 2007, he scored twice in Argentina's 4-1 victory over the United States in their 2007 Copa América Group C opener, tying Diego Maradona's team scoring record.[2] He finished with a total of three goals.
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 1993-94 | River Plate | Primera División | 25 | 13 | - | - | 25 | 13 | ||
| 1994-95 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 5 | ||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | 6 | - | - | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Parma | Serie A | 27 | 12 | - | - | 27 | 12 | ||
| 1997-98 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 14 | ||
| 1998-99 | 30 | 16 | - | 8 | 6 | 38 | 22 | |||
| 1999-00 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 24 | ||
| 2000-01 | Lazio | Serie A | 32 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 34 |
| 2001-02 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 2002-03 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 18 | 7 | - | 12 | 9 | 30 | 16 | |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Chelsea | Premier League | 19 | 10 | - | 10 | 2 | 29 | 12 | |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Milan | Serie A | 28 | 10 | - | 10 | 6 | 38 | 16 | |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Chelsea | Premier League | 30 | 10 | - | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 29 | 14 | - | 6 | 1 | 35 | 15 | |
| 2007-08 | 17 | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | Argentina | 62 | 24 | - | - | 62 | 24 | |||
| Italy | 262 | 135 | 17 | 11 | 45 | 22 | 324 | 168 | ||
| England | 49 | 20 | - | 15 | 4 | 64 | 24 | |||
| Career Total | 373 | 179 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 26 | 450 | 216 | ||
Honours
Club
- Primera División Argentina: 1993A, 1994A, 1996A
- Copa Libertadores: 1996
- UEFA Cup: 1999
- Coppa Italia: 1999
- Italian Super Cup: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006
- FA Community Shield: 2005
- Premier League: 2006
- Serie A: 2007, 2008
Country
- 1995 Mar del Plata: Gold Medalist
- 1996 Summer Olympics: Silver Medalist
- Runner-up: FIFA Confederations Cup, 1995
Individual
- 1996 Summer Olympics: Top Scorer
- Coppa Italia Capocannoniere: 1999 and 2007 with 4 goals in 4 matches
- FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers
- Serie A top scorer 2000-01
- World Cup Silver Boot: 2006
- Primera División Argentina top scorer: 1994 (with River Plate)
References
- ^ UEFA.com (Saturday, 31 August 2002). Crespo steps in for Ronaldo..
- ^ "Crespo matches Maradona tally", Inter.it, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
External links
- Statistics at National Football Teams
- Hernán Crespo career stats at Soccerbase
- FootballDatabase profile and stats
- BBC profile
- Crespo at AFA
- UEFA.com: Short biography
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