Rolando Schiavi

Rolando Schiavi

Personal information
Full name	Rolando Carlos Schiavi
Date of birth	January 18, 1973 (1973-01-18)
Place of birth	Lincoln, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Boca Juniors
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1995	Argentino de Rosario	17	(2)
1996–2001	Argentinos Juniors	177	(11)
2001–2005	Boca Juniors	121	(13)
2006	Hércules	33	(1)
2007	Grêmio	11	(0)
2007–2011	Newell's Old Boys	120	(16)
2009	→ Estudiantes LP (loan)	0	(0)
2011-	Boca Juniors	21	(2)
National team
2009	Argentina	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:30, 17 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Rolando Schiavi (born 18 January 1973) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Boca Juniors.

Club career

Schiavi started his career in the lower leagues with Argentino de Rosario, before moving to Argentinos Juniors in 1995. Schiavi played for Argentinos for six years, before joining Boca Juniors. He played 186 games for Boca between 2001 and 2005, scoring 22 goals, including 122 league games with 12 goals. During his tenure at Boca, Schiavi won seven major titles and one minor title.

In 2006, Boca transferred Schiavi to Spanish club Hércules CF for €550,000. The Spanish episode was short, as Schiavi returned to South America to join Brazilian club Grêmio in 2007.

During the June–July 2007 transfer window, Schiavi returned to Argentina to sign for Newell's Old Boys. On 2 November 2008, the defender scored the decisive penalty in a 1-0 win over Rosario Central in the Rosario derby.

On 22 June 2009, Newells' Old Boys agreed to loan Schiavi to Estudiantes de La Plata for their upcoming Copa Libertadores matches. Per the agreement, Estudiantes paid Newell's US$100,000 plus insurance and the player's wages. Schiavi played in both legs of the semifinal and of the final to help Estudiantes win the Copa Libertadores title.

International career

In September 2009, Schiavi was called up for the first time to the Argentina national football team prior to a World Cup qualifier match against Brazil. He made his debut coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Sebastián Domínguez in a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay.

Honours

Boca Juniors

• Argentine Primera División (3): 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2011 Apertura
• Copa Libertadores (1): 2003
• Intercontinental Cup (1): 2003
• Copa Sudamericana (1): 2004
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2005

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 2007

Estudiantes

• Copa Libertadores (1): 2009

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)