Gino Padula

Football player infobox
playername = Gino Padula


fullname = Diego Gino Mauro Padula
height = height|m=1.75
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|7|11
cityofbirth = Lanús
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Columbus Crew
clubnumber = 4
position = Left back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2002-2005
2005-2006
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = River Plate
Huracán
Xerez
Bristol Rovers
Walsall
Wigan
Queens Park Rangers
Nottingham Forest
Montpellier HSC
Columbus Crew
caps(goals) =03 0(0)
31 0(1)
25 0(0)
04 0(0)
90 0(4)
03 0(0)
07 0(0)
10 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

pcupdate = August 25 2007

Gino Padula (born July 11, 1976 in Lanús) is an Argentinian football left back who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer in the United States [ [http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/03/columbus-signs.html Signs for Columbus] ] .

Padula started his career with Argentine giants River Plate in 1996 before moving to Huracán in 1997. In 1998 he moved to Europe to play for Xerez in Spain. His move to Europe was facilitated by the fact that he is the holder of a Spanish passport.

Padula played in English football between 1999 and 2006. His first club in England was Bristol Rovers. After a short spell there, he went onto Walsall, Wigan and QPR, before joining Nottingham Forest in summer 2005. In his first season at the City Ground, he made only five appearances in total for the club before leaving by 'mutual consent'. He then moved to Montpellier HSC in France, however having only made seven appearances, he transferred to the Columbus Crew.

ee also

* List of current MLS players

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*es [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=8239&SEOFutbolista=Padula+Diego+Gino+Mauro Argentine Primera statistics]