Maximiliano Velázquez

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Maximiliano Velázquez
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez
Date of birth September 12, 1980 (1980-09-12) (age 27)
Place of birth    Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Club Atlético Lanús
Number 3
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2003
2003-2004
2004-present
Ferro Carril Oeste
Talleres de Córdoba
Lanús
88 (12)
37 (2)
117 (4)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 7 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez (born September 12, 1980 in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Club Atlético Lanús.

Velázquez started his professional career in 1998 with Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera. Although the club were relegated at the end of the 1999-2000 season, Velázquez opted to stay with them. In 2002 the club suffered a further relegation into the Regionalised 3rd division. Velázquez again opted to stay with the club and helped them to secure promotion back to the 2nd level by winning the 2002-2003 Primera B Metropolitana championship.

In 2003 Velázquez returned to the Argentine primera after his transfer to Talleres de Córdoba, but despite finishing 3rd in the Clausura 2004 the club were relegated due to their poor points average and a playoff defeat to Argentinos Juniors.

Velázquez then joined Lanús, where he has established himself as an important member of the first team squad. In 2007 he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.

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Season Team Title
2002-2003 Flag of Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste Primera B Metropolitana
Apertura 2007 Flag of Argentina Club Atlético Lanús Primera División Argentina

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