Maximiliano Pellegrino

Maximiliano Pellegrino

Personal information
Full name	Maximiliano Pellegrino
Date of birth	January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26) (age 31)
Place of birth	Córdoba Province, Argentina
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Colón
Number	25
Youth career
	Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2007	Vélez Sarsfield	157	(9)
2007–2011	Atalanta	45	(2)
2010–2011	→ Cesena (loan)	30	(0)
2011–	Colón
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 29 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Maximiliano Pellegrino (born January 26, 1980, in Leones, Córdoba Province) is an Argentinan footballer, who currently plays as centre back for Argentinan side Colón de Santa Fe.

Career

Before his move to Italy for the start of the 2007–08 season, he had spent his whole professional career for Buenos Aires club Vélez Sarsfield. On 24 June 2010 Atalanta B.C. loaned the defender to A.C. Cesena along with Fabio Caserta, as part of the deal that sign Ezequiel Schelotto outright.^[1]

After the season-long on loan to Cesena, his contract with Atalanta finished, and he was moved to Colón de Santa Fe on a free transfer.

Personal life

Maximiliano is the younger brother of former Argentina defender Mauricio Pellegrino.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

• Primera División Argentina (1): 2005 Clausura

References

1. ^ "Accordo con l'Atalanta per la cessione di Schelotto" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 24 June 2010. http://www.cesenacalcio.it/notizie/news/accordo-con-latalanta-per-la-cessione-di-schelotto.html. Retrieved 2 July 2010. 

External links

• (Italian) Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
• Guardian statistics
• Player stats on .football-lineups.com
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

Persondata
Name	Pellegrino, Maximiliano
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Short description
Date of birth	1980-01-26
Place of birth	Leones, Argentina
Date of death
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