Leandro Desábato

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Leandro Desábato
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Desábato
Date of birth	January 24, 1979 (1979-01-24) (age 29)
Place of birth	Cafferatta, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Estudiantes de La Plata
Number	24
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2001 2001-2002 2002-2006 2006-2007 2007-Present	Estudiantes LP Olimpo Quilmes Argentinos Juniors Estudiantes LP	?(?) ?(?) 66 (3) 34 (4) 22 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Leandro Desábato is an Argentine football defender. He was born on January 24, 1979, in Cafferatta in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Primera Division Argentina.

[edit] Copa Libertadores incident

In a Copa Libertadores 2005 match, Desábato allegedly hurled a racist insult towards São Paulo's player Grafite. Desábato was arrested after the match (see Argentina and Brazil football rivalry)^[1].

Following his night in jail, Desábato was defended by columnist and former Brazil international footballer Tostão who stated that the insults were not racist, simply the kind of provocation that has always existed in football^[2].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI

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