César Delgado

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César Delgado
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Personal information
Full name César Fabián Delgado Godoy
Date of birth August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) (age 26)
Place of birth    Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club Olympique Lyonnais
Number 19
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2003
2003-2007
2008-		 Rosario Central
Cruz Azul
Lyon		 065 (14)
151 (61)
007 0(0)   
National team
2003- Argentina 020 0(2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23 April 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)


Persondata
NAME Delgado, César
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Argentine footballer
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Rosario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

César Fabián "Chelito" Delgado Godoy (born August 18, 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Lyon. He's nicknamed after Marcelo Delgado, whose nickname is El Chelo, because of similar last names.

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[edit] Career

César "chelito" 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Career Stats

Season Club Country Competition Matches Goals
2007/2008 Lyon Flag of France France Ligue 1 4 0
2007/2008 Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico Mexico Primera División de México -- --
2006/2007 Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico Mexico Primera División de México 27 7
2005/2006 Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico Mexico Primera División de México 38 38
2004/2005 Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico Mexico Primera División de México 33 16
2003/2004 Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico Mexico Primera División de México 37 16
2002/2003 Rosario Central Flag of Argentina Argentina Primera División Argentina 38 11
2001/2002 Rosario Central Flag of Argentina Argentina Primera División Argentina 27 3
Total 200 71

[edit] Honours

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Argentina Argentina
Men's Football
Gold 2004 Athens Team Competition

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lyon ready to recruit Delgado", UEFA.com, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 

[edit] External links

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Argentina squad - 2004 Copa América
1 Abbondanzieri • 2 Ayala • 3 Sorín • 4 Quiroga • 5 Mascherano • 6 Heinze • 7 Saviola • 8 Zanetti • 9 Figueroa • 10 D'Alessandro • 11 Tévez • 12 Cavallero • 13 Placente • 14 Rodriguez • 15 Fernández • 16 L.González • 17 M.González • 18 K.González • 19 Delgado • 20 Medina • 21 Rosales • 22 Coloccini • Coach: Bielsa
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Olympique Lyonnais – current squad

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