Jonathan Santana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Santana Gehre | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | San Telmo | 35 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Almagro | 14 | (0) |
| 2001 | San Lorenzo | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Nueva Chicago | 33 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | San Lorenzo | 62 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | River Plate | 24 | (4) |
| 2006–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 41 | (1) |
| 2009 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Kayserispor | 35 | (4) |
| 2012 | Libertad | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Independiente | 15 | (2) |
| 2013 | Belgrano de Córdoba | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Cerro Porteño | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Paraguay | 26 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonathan Santana Gehre (born 19 October 1981) is an Argentine-Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.
Career
Club
Santana started his career at San Telmo of the Argentine 3rd Division. He went on to play for a number of Argentine Primera clubs, including San Lorenzo and River Plate. In August 2006 he signed a five-year contract with German VfL Wolfsburg. In the winter of 2009, he was loaned out to San Lorenzo.
On 26 July 2010, the Turkish club Kayserispor announced the hiring of the Paraguayan midfielder for three seasons.
Santana debuted for Cerro Porteño in a 3–1 away victory against Club 12 de Octubre on 16 February 2014, Santana was substituted onto the field for Fidencio Oviedo in the 83rd minute of the match.[1]
National team
In June 2007, Santana received Paraguayan citizenship (his mother is a Paraguayan citizen born in San Ignacio, Misiones Department and Argentina did not recognize dual citizenship).[2] He played for Paraguay in the 2007 Copa América. He was also named in Paraguay's final 23-men squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He entered the field during Paraguay's first game, a 1–1 draw with Italy, but suffered an injury during the match. However, as Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino had already made the three available substitutions, Santana had to stay on the field and play injured for the remaining time.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2014 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Honours
- San Lorenzo
- VfL Wolfsburg
References
- ↑ "12 de Octubre vs. Cerro Porteño 1 - 3". Soccerway. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Jonathan Santana se nacionalizó paraguayo". adnmundo.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Este Santana suena mal" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
External links
- Jonathan Santana – FIFA competition record
- Jonathan Santana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Statistics at guardian.co.uk
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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