Jonathan Santana

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Jonathan Santana
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Santana Gehre
Date of birth 19 October 1981 (1981-10-19) (age 30)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Kayserispor
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2000 San Telmo 35 (3)
2000–2001 Almagro 14 (0)
2001 San Lorenzo 3 (0)
2002–2003 Nueva Chicago 33 (3)
2003–2005 San Lorenzo 62 (3)
2005–2006 River Plate 24 (4)
2006–2010 VfL Wolfsburg 41 (1)
2009 → San Lorenzo (loan) 10 (2)
2010– Kayserispor 29 (4)
National team‡
2007– Paraguay 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Gehre.

Jonathan Santana Gehre (born 19 October 1981) is an Argentine-Paraguayan football midfielder, who plays for Kayserispor in the Turkish Süper Lig and Paraguay national team.[1]

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club

Santana started his career at San Telmo of the Argentine 3rd Division. He went on to play for a number of Argentine Primera clubs, including San Lorenzo and River Plate. In August 2006 he signed a five year contract with German VfL Wolfsburg. In the winter of 2009, he was loaned out to San Lorenzo.

On 26 July 2010, the Turkish club Kayserispor announced the hiring of the Paraguayan midfielder for three seasons.

[edit] National team

In June 2007, Santana received Paraguayan citizenship (his mother is a Paraguayan citizen born in San Ignacio, Misiones Department and Argentina did not recognize dual citizenship).[2] He played for Paraguay in Copa América 2007. He was also named in Paraguay's final 23-men squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He entered the field during Paraguay's first game, a 1–1 draw with Italy, but suffered an injury during the match. However, as Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino had already made the three available substitutions, Santana had to stay on the field and play injured for the remaining time.[3]

[edit] Honours

San Lorenzo

VfL Wolfsburg

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Santana" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/santanajonathan/. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Jonathan Santana se nacionalizó paraguayo" (in Spanish). adnmundo.com. 4 June 2007. http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/deportes/jonathan_santana_nacionalizado_paraguayo_paraguay_futbol_copa_am.html. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
  3. ^ "Este Santana suena mal" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 June 2010. http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/paraguay/Santana-suena-mal_0_281371905.html. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 

[edit] External links

Kayserispor – current squad


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