- Leandro Grimi
Infobox Football biography
playername = Leandro Grimi
fullname = Leandro Damián Marcelo Grimi
height = height|m=1.82
nickname = "El Conejito", "Hormiguita", "J3sús", "Leo"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|9
cityofbirth =San Lorenzo, Santa Fé
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub = Sporting Clube de Portugal
clubnumber = 18
position = Left/centre back
youthyears = ?-2004
youthclubs = Huracán
years = 2004-2006 2006 2007–2008 2007 2008 2008–
clubs = Huracán Racing Club AC Milan → Siena (loan) → Sporting (loan) Sporting
caps(goals) = 67 (0) 11 (1) 3 (0) 13 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 19 May 2008
ntupdate =Leandro Damian Grimi (born
February 9 ,1985 inSan Lorenzo, Santa Fe ) is an Argentinefootball (soccer) defender. He was signed in January 2007 by ItalianSerie A clubA.C. Milan fromRacing Club de Avellaneda [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=5606 | accessdate=February 4 | accessyear=2007] . He also owns an Italian passport.He started playing football for
Club Atlético Huracán , being then sold toRacing Club de Avellaneda in 2006 for 750,000€. Grimi, elected best young player of the 2006 Argentine Apertura tournament [http://es.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=496401.html] , was signed by AC Milan on January 2007 for a sum of €2mi. [it icon [http://sport.alice.it/it/cmc/calcio/200652/cmc_104596.html Milan: ecco Grimi] ] His first match with the "rossoneri" was a friendly againstBirkirkara FC , while inMalta on a training camp, but his official debut came in aCoppa Italia home match againstSerie B team Arezzo, won 2-0. On April 18, 2007 he made his debut inSerie A against Ascoli, jumping in for the last 10 minutes.He has been loaned out by AC Milan for the 2007-08 in order to gain some first team experience, with Siena taking him for the whole season. In January, 2008, was loaned to
Sporting Clube de Portugal . [ [http://www.goal.com/es/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=560590 Grimi loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal] ] Since making his move to Sporting, he has made himself a regular in the first team whilst also helping Sporting to aPortuguese Cup win, 2nd place in thePortuguese Liga and the Quarter-Finals in the UEFA Cup.On 16th July 2008, AC Milan announced they had sold Grimi to Sporting Lisbon. He signed a five year contract, with the Lisbon club paying ACMilan €2.5m for 60% of the footballing rights. His minimum-fee release clause amounts to €25m [ [http://www.goal.com/EN/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=778057 Grimi completes Sporting switch] ]
References
External links
* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=15&CPID=16&pStr=Player&PLID=200811&TEID=389 Statistics] at Guardian Stats Centrehttp://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jul16d.html
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