Cristian Raúl Ledesma
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Raúl Ledesma | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | River Plate | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Argentinos Juniors | 54 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | River Plate | 43 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Hamburger SV | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | Monterrey | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | Colón | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | River Plate | 23 | (0) |
| 2005 | Racing Club | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | (2) |
| 2007 | San Lorenzo | 17 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Olympiacos | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Colón | 23 | (0) |
| 2011– | River Plate | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:06, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born 29 December 1978 in San Isidro) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for River Plate. He is nicknamed Lobo ("Wolf").
Career
Club
Ledesma began his professional footballing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1997. He then played for River Plate, Hamburger SV in Germany, Monterrey in Mexico, Colón and Racing Club in his career.
After winning the Argentinian league with San Lorenzo, Ledesma was signed by the Greek champions Olympiacos CFP, for roughly €1,800,000 giving him an opportunity to play in the Greek league and the UEFA Champions League. After one year with Olympiacos, he was loaned back to San Lorenzo for one season in August 2008.
On 13 July 2010, Ledesma returned to Colón on a free transfer.[1]
National team
He made his national team debut against Chile, 18 April 2007. He was called up to a friendly against Norway on 22 August 2007. He made his third appearance for Argentina against Australia on 11 September.
Honours
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 1999 | River Plate | Argentine Primera División |
| Clausura 2000 | River Plate | Argentine Primera División |
| Clausura 2002 | River Plate | Argentine Primera División |
| 2003 | Hamburger SV | DFB-Ligapokal |
| Clausura 2007 | San Lorenzo | Argentine Primera División |
| 2007 | Olympiacos | Greek Super Cup |
| 2007–08 | Olympiacos | Superleague Greece |
| 2007–08 | Olympiacos | Greek Football Cup |
References
- ↑ "El Lobo Ledesma vuelve a Colón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
External links
- Cristian Ledesma – FIFA competition record
- Cristian Ledesma at Football Lineups
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
- Cristian Ledesma at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
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