Leandro Romagnoli

Football player infobox
playername= Leandro Romagnoli
fullname = Leandro Atilio Romagnoli
nickname = "Pipi"


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|1|3
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
height = height|m=1.72
currentclub = Sporting CP
clubnumber = 30
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2005
2005
2005–
clubs = San Lorenzo
CD Veracruz
Sporting
caps(goals) = 152 (22)
29 (1)
56 (6)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
pcupdate = 21 May 2008
ntupdate = 21 May 2008

Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in Sporting and has also played in Argentina's San Lorenzo, and Mexico's Veracruz.

Romagnoli is a twinkle-toed Argentinian who plays as a central attacking midfielder. His wafer-thin build, lack of height and playing style are reminiscent of legendary compatriot Osvaldo Ardiles. What Romagnoli lacks in physical strength he makes up for with superb dribbling ability and a razor sharp football brain. He also possesses accurate passing and a striker's finishing ability.

Nicknamed Pipi, he debuted professionally on December 1998, and was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played for the senior team against USA in 2003. [http://www.argentinesoccer.com/arg031en.html]

The player arrived at Sporting from Veracruz in January 2006, and initially found it difficult to adjust to the faster pace and more physical approach in Europe. However, Romagnoli came into his own in the 2006/07 season. A superb end-of-season run saw Sporting win ten matches and draw one with Romagnoli an ever-present.

While young Portuguese stars Nani, João Moutinho, Miguel Veloso, as well as the inevitable Liédson, grabbed most of the headlines, Romagnoli’s telling contributions were at least as important as the Lions lifted the Portuguese Cup and missed out on the title by just one point.

Honours

Club
*Primera División Argentina (Clausura): 2001
*Copa Mercosur: 2001
*Copa Sudamericana: 2002
*Cup of Portugal: 2007, 2008
*Portuguese Supercup: 2007, 2008

International
*FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2001

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=343 Career details] at National Football Teams
* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=15&CPID=16&pStr=Player&PLID=55194&TEID=389 Guardian statistics]
*es [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=9789&SEOFutbolista=Romagnoli+Leandro+Atilio Argentine Primera statistics]