Cristián Limenza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Limenza Estigarribia | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Concepción | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Presidente Hayes | 21 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Lota Schwager | 78 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Unión Española | 91 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Deportes Iquique | 39 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Santiago Morning | 40 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Deportes Concepción | 62 | (0) |
| 2016– | Puerto Montt | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2015 | |||
Cristián Limenza Estigarribia (born 17 November 1976) is a Paraguayan–born Chilean football goalkeeper that currently plays for Puerto Montt in the Primera B.
Club career
Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Limenza aged 20 joined third-tier team Presidente Hayes in 2003, where he played two seasons.
In 2005, he moved to Chile’s Primera B (second level) side Lota Schwager thanks the management of his friend Félix González, who invite him to play with the club.[1] One year later he was a key player in the club’s promotion to Primera División, after saving two shoots in the penalties against Rangers at the promotion playoffs final.[2]
In January 2007 he signed for Primera División club Unión Española. He remained at Unión until 2009, and the incoming season he moved to Deportes Iquique where helped the team to win the Primera B and Copa Chile Bicentenario titles.
After being released from Iquique in 2012, he joined Santiago Morning the next year, playing with the club the transition season and the 2013–14 season.
In June 2014 he joined Deportes Concepción.
In mid-2016, after the controversial elimination of Concepción from the professional football by the ANFP,[3][4] he joined Deportes Puerto Montt.[5]
Honours
Club
- Deportes Iquique
References
- ^ "Arqueros paraguayos: Con un paragua en el arco". El Gráfico. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "En vivo: Lota sufrió hasta los penales para volver a Primera". Radio Cooperativa. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Deportes Concepción es desafiliado por Consejo de Presidentes de la ANFP". Emol.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "La furia del arquero de Deportes Concepción: "Las personas que estuvieron a cargo del club deben pagar"". Emol.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Deportes Puerto Montt ya tiene nuevo arquero. Cristian Limenza". Fútbol Primera B de Chile. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- Lota Schwager players
- Unión Española footballers
- Municipal Iquique players
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile) players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Sportspeople from Asunción