Leandro Romagnoli

Leandro Romagnoli

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Atilio Romagnoli
Date of birth	March 17, 1981 (1981-03-17)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	San Lorenzo
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2004	San Lorenzo	152	(22)
2005–2006	Veracruz	29	(1)
2006	→ Sporting CP (loan)	7	(1)
2006–2009	Sporting CP	65	(7)
2009–	San Lorenzo	30	(2)
National team
2001	Argentina U20	6	(2)
2003	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born 17 March 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Argentine first division.

Mainly an attacking midfielder, his thin build, short stature and playing style are reminiscent of compatriot Osvaldo Ardiles. What Romagnoli – nicknamed Pipi – lacks in physical strength, he makes up for with dribbling ability.

Club career

Romagnoli made his professional debuts in December 1998, aged 17, with Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro. By his second season, he was an automatic first-choice, and went on appear in roughly 200 overall matches for the club.

In January 2005, Romagnoli signed with Mexico's CD Veracruz but, in the same month of the following year, he was on the move again, now to Sporting Clube de Portugal, first on loan. The player initially found it difficult to adjust to the faster pace and more physical approach in Europe. However, Romagnoli came into his own in the 2006–07 season, in a superb end-of-season run for both club and player; the move was made permanent in that summer.

After having appeared in only 16 matches in 2008–09, being out of favour with manager Paulo Bento, Romagnoli left the club in early August 2009 to join San Lorenzo. He quickly established himself as a key player for his first professional team, but ended up only making 15 appearances in an injury-hit season.

International career

Romagnoli was part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his debut with the full side against the United States, on 8 February 2003, playing 12 minutes in a 1–0 friendly win.

Honours

Club

• Argentine League: Clausura 2001
• Mercosur Cup: 2001
• South American Cup: 2002
• Portuguese Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Portuguese Supercup: 2007, 2008

International

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2001

External links

• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• PortuGOAL profile
• Leandro Romagnoli at National-Football-Teams.com
• Guardian Stats Centre