Lucas Pusineri

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Lucas Pusineri

Full name	Lucas Andrés Pusineri
Date of birth	July 16, 1976 (1976-07-16) (age 31)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club Atlético Independiente
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2006 2007-Present	Almagro San Lorenzo Independiente FC Saturn Independiente River Plate Independiente	67 (20) 61 (11) 32 (10) 9 (4) 38 (6) 8 (0) 36 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lucas Andrés Pusineri (born July 16, 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Club Atlético Independiente of the Argentine First Division.

[edit] Footballing career

Pusineri started his professional football career in 1998 with a local club in Almagro, he had an impressive season of scoring 11 goals in 29 games, he was quickly signed by San Lorenzo where he helped the club to win the Clausura 2001 championship.

During his three years with El Ciclón, Pusineri made 61 appearances and scored 11 goals. In 2002, Pusineri was snapped up by Independiente, where he played a part in their championship season in Apertura 2002. In 2003 he moved to Russian Premier League side FC Saturn. After failing to make any impact on European soil, Pusineri decided to move back to Independiente in season 2004/2005.

In 2006, Pusineri was signed by Daniel Passarella, who took over from Reinaldo Merlo as the manager of River Plate but returned once again to Independiente in 2007.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
Clausura 2001	San Lorenzo	Primera División Argentina
Apertura 2002	Independiente	Primera División Argentina

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(Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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Club Atlético Independiente – current squad

1 Assmann • 3 Mareque • 4 Moreira • 5 Pusineri • 6 G. Rodríguez • 7 Sosa • 8 Machín • 9 Vitti • 10 Montenegro • 11 Oyola • 12 Gabbarini • 14 Bruno • 15 Fredes • 16 Calello • 17 H. Pérez • 18 Herrón • 19 Denis • 20 Gioda • 21 Ramírez • 22 D. Ledesma • 23 P. Rodríguez • 24 Luna • 25 Matheu • 26 Caracoche • 28 C. Ledesma • 31 I. Pérez • 33 Di Gregorio • 37 Churín • 38 Grisales • Coach: Borghi