José Sand

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Personal information
José Sand
Full name	José Gustavo Sand
Date of birth	July 17, 1980 (1980-07-17) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bella Vista, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Club Atlético Lanús
Number	9
Youth clubs
1998-1999	River Plate
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001 2002-2003 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-Present	Colón Independiente Rivadavia Vitória Defensores de Belgrano River Plate Banfield Colón Lanús	5 (1) ? (?) 13 (4) ? (?) 40 (7) 33 (10) 23 (7) 26 (21)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Gustavo Sand is an Argentine football striker. He was born on July 17, 1980, in the city of Bella Vista in the Corrientes Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Club Atlético Lanús of the Primera Division Argentina. He's one of the most respected forwards in Argentina and appreciated for his passionate approach and work ethics.

Sand started his professional career with River Plate in 1998. He then had his first spell with Colón between 1999 and 2000.

In 2000 he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia of th Argentine 2nd Division. In 2000 he joined Brazilian side Vitória.

In 2002 Sand returned to Argentina to play for Defensores de Belgrano, he then had a second spell with River Plate between 2004 and 2005.

Between 2005 and 2006 he played for Banfield, he then returned to Colón in 2006 before joining Lanús in 2007.

Sand started his Lanús career by getting sent off on his league debut in a 5-3 defeat to Club Atlético Independiente. He then went on to score 10 goals in his next 9 league games. His good scoring record of 15 goals in 15 games his first tournament with Lanús, established himself as a favourite amongst the fans. In 2007 he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
Apertura 2007	Lanús	Primera División Argentina

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
(Spanish) Player profile on the Lanús website

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Club Atlético Lanús – current squad

1 Flores • 2 Quintana • 3 Velázquez • 4 Graieb • 5 Pelletieri • 6 N. Benítez • 7 Biglieri • 8 Valeri • 9 Sand • 10 Acosta • 11 Peralta • 12 Ledesma • 13 Bossio • 14 Sigali • 15 Salomón • 16 Ramírez • 17 Hoyos • 18 Fritzler • 19 Lagos • 20 Faccioli • 21 Lolli • 22 Cano • 23 Blanco • 24 Dovetta • 25 Arce • 26 Jadson • 27 Macalik • 28 Moyano • 29 Marchesín • 30 L. Benítez • 31 Acosta • 32 González • 33 Carrasco • 34 M. Benítez • 35 Menéndez • Manager: Cabrero