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César Delgado Personal information Full name César Fabián Delgado Godoy Date of birth August 18, 1981 Place of birth Rosario, Argentina Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Playing position Winger, Attacking midfielder Club information Current club Monterrey Number 19 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2003 Rosario Central 65 (14) 2003–2008 Cruz Azul 151 (61) 2008–2011 Lyon 72 (7) 2011- Monterrey 14 (6) National team 2003–2005 Argentina 20 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).César Fabián Delgado Godoy (born August 18, 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Monterrey. His nickname "El Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado (known as "El Chelo") because of their same last name.
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Career
Delgado started his career in Rosario Central.
Delgado joined Cruz Azul for the 2003 Apertura, where he finished with 16 appearances and eight goals. Delgado made 21 appearances in the subsequent Apertura, again notching eight goals. In the 2004 Apertura, Delgado scored another six goals in 15 games. On 8 January 2008 he was sold to French giants Lyon for 11,000,000 euros.[1] Delgado made his Ligue 1 debut on January 20, 2008 against RC Lens. Delgado came on as a 85th minute substitute for Lyon teammate Lisandro Lopez on October 21, 2009 against Liverpool FC in the UEFA Champions League group stage week 3 match and scored an important 90th minute winner after only being on the pitch for 5 minutes to help his team comeback from a goal down and settle the score at 2–1 to Lyon. This is an important moment for him and his team because this was Lyon's first win in the UEFA Champions League against English opposition.
On 10 June 2011, Delgado was sold to CF Monterrey, where he will participate in the 2011 Mexican League Apertura, CONCACAF Champions League and Club World Cup tournaments.
International career
Delgado played several matches for the Argentina national football team during its 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign. However, due to injury Delgado did not make the 23-man roster for the 2006 World Cup. "El Chelito" also played for the team in the Copa América 2004, scoring one goal, and was part of the gold medal winning Argentinian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. It is expected for Him to return to CRUZ AZUL Fc one day,.
Career statistics
Season Club Country Competition Matches Goals 2001-2002 Rosario Central Argentina
Primera División Argentina 27 3 2002-2003 Rosario Central Argentina
Primera División Argentina 38 11 2003–2004 Cruz Azul Mexico
Primera División de México 37(29) 16(12) 2004–2005 Cruz Azul Mexico
Primera División de México 33(29) 16(14) 2005–2006 Cruz Azul Mexico
Primera División de México 38(32) 18(18) 2006–2007 Cruz Azul Mexico
Primera División de México 27(25) 7(7) 2007–2008 Cruz Azul Mexico
Primera División de México 14 3 2007-2008 Lyon France
Ligue 1 7 0 2008-2009 Lyon France
Ligue 1 31(19) 3(2) 2009-2010 Lyon France
Ligue 1 36(27) 5(4) 2010-2011 Lyon France
Ligue 1 15 1 2011–2012 CF Monterrey Mexico
Primera División de México 14 6 Total 311 86 National team statistics
Argentina national team Year Apps Goals 2003 5 1 2004 11 1 2005 4 0 Total 20 2 Honours
Olympic medal record Competitor for Argentina
Men's Football Gold 2004 Athens Team Competition - Olympic Games: 2004 with Argentina national football team.
- Ligue 1 Winner : 2007/08 with Olympique Lyonnais.
- Copa Panamericana 2007 : with Cruz Azul.
- Coupe de France 2007-2008: with Olympique Lyonnais.
References
- ^ "Lyon ready to recruit Delgado". UEFA.com. 2008-01-08. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=644088.html. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
External links
- César Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Career details at Irish Times
- Profile at goal.com
*Video compilation at Recontra Golazo
- César Delgado stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
C.F. Monterrey – current squad 1 Orozco · 2 Meza · 4 Osorio · 5 Chávez · 6 Morales · 8 L. Pérez · 9 de Nigris · 11 Santana · 13 Carreño · 15 Basanta · 16 Rodríguez · 17 Zavala · 18 Cardozo · 19 Delgado · 20 Ayoví · 21 Mier · 22 Paredes · 23 J. Ibarra · 24 S. Pérez · 25 Corona · 26 Suazo · 27 Garcia · 29 Guevara · 31 Martínez · 33 Piñón · 39 de la Peña · 65 Cazaubón · 69 Madrigal · Manager: Vucetich
Categories:- Argentine footballers
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Olympic footballers of Argentina
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- Argentina international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Rosario Central footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- CF Monterrey footballers
- People from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Ligue 1 players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Primera División de México players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Olympic medalists in football
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