Mariano Armentano
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mariano Andrés Armentano Lepera | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 July 1974||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1994 | Vélez Sarsfield | 23 | (4) |
1994–1995 | Estudiantes LP | 23 | (10) |
1995–1996 | Racing Club | 9 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Basel | 24 | (2) |
1997–1998 | Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | (0) |
1998 | Rosario Central | 8 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Elche | 72 | (19) |
2000–2002 | Osasuna | 49 | (8) |
2002–2003 | Elche | 22 | (4) |
2003–2004 | Algeciras | 39 | (14) |
2004 | Córdoba | 18 | (2) |
2005–2007 | Rayo Vallecano | 64 | (13) |
Total | 357 | (76) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mariano Andrés Armentano Lepera (born 12 July 1974) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.
He also held Italian nationality, although he spent most of his professional career in Spain.
Club career
Armentano was born in Buenos Aires. After beginning in his country with Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Estudiantes de La Plata and Racing Club de Avellaneda, he had a brief stint in Switzerland with FC Basel, after which he returned to Vélez.[2]
Armentano then signed with Rosario Central, going on to spend the following eight years in Spain, with Elche CF (two stints), CA Osasuna, Algeciras CF, Córdoba CF and Rayo Vallecano. Only with Osasuna did he play in La Liga, being an attacking backup;[3] he retired in 2007, aged 33.
In 2010, Armentano returned to Vélez, being appointed the club's general manager.[4][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Mariano Andrés ARMENTANO". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Especiales En Una Baldosa: un baldosero en el cuerpo técnico, la moda de 2012" [En Una Baldosa specials: an underachiever in the coaching staff, 2012's fad]. Diario Popular (in Spanish). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Sardina, P.; Ávila, J. (14 December 2001). "La Copa desnuda a los suplentes: dos tercios de los Primeras cayeron por no contar con los titulares" [Cup strips reserves naked: two thirds of Primera sides fell for not relying on starters]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Invitado por Bassedas, Bianchi revolucionó al 'Mundo Vélez'" [Invited by Bassedas, Bianchi turned 'World Vélez' around] (in Spanish). Infobae. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
- Vélez official profile (in Spanish)
- Argentine League statistics (in Spanish)
- Mariano Armentano at BDFutbol
- Mariano Armentano at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- FC Basel players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Elche CF players
- CA Osasuna players
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Córdoba CF players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain