| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Gustavo Denis | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Remedios de Escalada, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Talleres RE | 33 | (25) |
| 2000 | Quilmes | 4 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Los Andes | 28 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | Cesena | 29 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 54 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | Colón | 36 | (11) |
| 2006–2008 | Independiente | 70 | (37) |
| 2008–2010 | Napoli | 63 | (13) |
| 2010– | Udinese | 25 | (4) |
| 2011– | → Atalanta (loan) | 16 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Argentina | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Germán Gustavo Denis (born 10 September 1981) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta on loan from Udinese Calcio. His nickname is el tanque which means the tank, because of his physical strength.
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He began his career in 1997 playing for his local team Talleres de Remedios de Escalada in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football.
In 2000 he moved to Primera newboys Club Atlético Los Andes, in Lomas de Zamora, but the club was relegated at the end of his first season, he continued playing for them in Primera B Nacional until he was signed by Italian Serie B side Cesena.
In 2003 made his return to Argentina and the Primera Division with Jorge Burruchaga's Arsenal de Sarandí. He played for them for 2 seasons before moving on to Colón. In the summer of 2006 he rejoined former manager Jorge Burruchaga at Independiente.
After scoring 15 goals in the first 13 games of the Apertura 2007 tournament, Denis was called up to join the Argentinian national football team for the first two matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, against Chile and Venezuela. He made his debut with a brief substitute appearance against Venezuela on October 16, 2007.
In June 2008 Denis signed for Italian Serie A club Napoli[1] for a fee about €7.5285 million.[2]
On his first appearance for the club, he scored a hat-trick as Napoli ran out winners in a friendly against Austrian side Jennersdorf. Napoli beat Jennersdorf 10–0. Denis scored his first official goal for Napoli against Vllaznia in the UEFA Cup, on August 14, 2008. He also scored once more in the UEFA Cup against Benfica. On October 29, Denis scored the first hat-trick of his career in Serie A during Napoli's 3–0 victory over Reggina. With the arrival of new manager Donadoni, the latter started to prefer the Zalayeta-Lavezzi striking partnership, reducing Denis's playing time.
In 2010–11 Serie A he moved to Udinese. He played the second leg against Arsenal in 2011–12 UEFA Champions League play-off round.
Serie A newcomer Atalanta signed Denis on a season-long loan for the 2011-2012 season. Denis scored 12 goals in 16 matches between the start of the season and the winter break.
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