Christian Raul Ledesma ( Spanish: Cristian Raúl Ledesma ; born December 29, 1978 , ) is an Argentinean footballer and midfielder . Head coach of the Tigre club. Spent 4 matches for the national team of Argentina .
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| Full name | Christian Raul Ledesma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Wolf ( Spanish Lobo ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | December 29, 1978 (aged 40) San Isidro , Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 176 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Ledesma began his professional career at the Argentinos Juniors Club in 1997, throughout his career he played for River Plate, German Hamburg, Mexican Monterrey and Argentinean Colon and Racing from Avellaneda .
After winning the championship of Argentina as part of the San Lorenzo, Ledesma was noticed by the breeders of the Greek Olympiacos, the main advantage of the transition was the game of a football player in the Champions League, where he could show the best qualities. Transfer cost the new club € 1.8 million. Unable to gain a foothold in Olympiakos, the footballer returned to San Lorenzo again, but on loan. In the summer of 2010, he returned to Colon as a free agent.
From 2011 to 2014, he played for River Plate, with which the player achieved a return to Example in 2012, and then again became the champion of Argentina in 2014 (Final). In the same year he moved to Argentinos Juniors.
In the Argentine national team, Ledesma made his debut on April 18, 2007, in the America's Cup match against Chile, in that tournament the team took 2nd place, losing only to the Brazil national team in the final. A little later, the footballer was called for a friendly match with the Norwegian team, which was held on August 22, 2007. For the third time, Ledesma came out in a national team shirt for a friendly match against Australia, the meeting took place on September 11.
Achievements
- River Plate
- Champion of Argentina (4): 1999 (Apertura), 2000 (Klausura), 2002 (C), 2014 (Final)
- San Lorenzo
- Champion of Argentina : 2007 (C)
- Olympiacos
- Champion of Greece : 2007/08
- Greek Cup Winner: 2007/2008
- Super Bowl Greece : 2007
- Hamburg
- German League Cup Winner: 2003
Links
- Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
- Player profile and coach profile (English) on the website Transfermarkt