Germán Denis

Germán Denis
Personal information
Full nameGermán Gustavo Denis
Date of birth10 September 1981
Place of birthRemedios de Escalada, Argentina
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Atalanta
Number19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–1999Talleres RE33(25)
2000Quilmes4(2)
2000–2001Los Andes28(18)
2002–2003Cesena29(3)
2003–2005Arsenal de Sarandí54(13)
2005–2006Colón36(11)
2006–2008Independiente70(37)
2008–2010Napoli63(13)
2010–2012Udinese25(4)
2011–2012→ Atalanta (loan)33(16)
2012–Atalanta101(32)
National team‡
2007–Argentina5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Germán Gustavo Denis (born 10 September 1981) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta . His nickname is el tanque which means the tank, because of his physical strength.

Career

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 16 October 2007.

Napoli

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 14 August 2008. He also scored once more in the UEFA Cup against Benfica. On 29 October, 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.

Udinese

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.

Atalanta

Serie A newcomer Atalanta signed Denis on a season-long loan for the 2011–12 season.[3] Denis scored 12 goals in 16 matches between the start of the season and the winter break. After a lean spell the striker got back in to the scoring way against Roma, on 26 February 2012 with a marvelous hat-trick and take his goal tally up to 15 for the season.[4] Denis ended the season as the club's top scorer with 16 goals.

In November 2011, the Atalanta director, Pierpaolo Marino, confirmed that Denis will join the club on a permanent deal after the end of the player's loan contract.[5] On 19 June, the deal was made and Denis signed a three-year contract with the Bergamo club, for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "German Denis in azzurro, contratto quinquennale".
  2. ↑ "SSC Napoli 2007–08 Annual Report". SSC Napoli (C.C.I.A.A. Archive) (in Italian). Re-published by www.direttanapoli.it. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Movimenti di mercato in uscita (Market movements); Udinese Calcio, 25 August 2011. Retrieved on 12 July 2012. (Italian)
  4. ↑ ATALANTA VS. ROMA 4 – 1; Global Sports Media. Retrieved on 13 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Atalanta's Pierpaolo Marino confirms German Denis will join on a permanent deal; Goal.com, 6 November 2011. Retrieved on 13 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Atalanta now own Denis; Football Italia, 18 June 2012. Retrieved on 13 July 2012.

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