Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born 29 December 1978 in San Isidro) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He is nicknamed Lobo ("Wolf"). He is currently the assistant coach for MLS Next Pro club Inter Miami II.[1]
 Ledesma with Olympiacos in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Raúl Ledesma | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami II (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Argentinos Juniors | 54 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | River Plate | 43 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Hamburger SV | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | Monterrey | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | Colón | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | River Plate | 23 | (0) |
| 2005 | Racing Club | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | (2) |
| 2007 | San Lorenzo | 17 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Olympiacos | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Colón | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | River Plate | 45 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Argentinos Juniors | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 389 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Tigre | ||
| 2022– | Inter Miami II (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editLedesma began his professional footballing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1997. He then played for River Plate, Hamburger SV in Germany, Monterrey in Mexico, Colón and Racing Club.
After winning the Argentinian league with San Lorenzo, Ledesma was signed by the Greek champions Olympiacos, for roughly €1,800,000 giving him an opportunity to play in the Greek league and the UEFA Champions League. After one year with Olympiacos, he was loaned back to San Lorenzo for one season in August 2008.
On 13 July 2010, Ledesma returned to Colón on a free transfer.[2]
International
editHe made his national team debut against Chile, 18 April 2007. He was called up to a friendly against Norway on 22 August 2007. He made his third appearance for Argentina against Australia on 11 September.
Coaching career
editTigre
editOn 18 December 2017, Ledesma was appointed as the head coach of Club Atlético Tigre.[3]
Honours
editClub
edit- Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002, Final 2013–14
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2003
- Greek Super Cup: 2007
- Super League Greece: 2007–08
- Greek Football Cup: 2007–08
References
edit- ^ ENTRENAMIENTO 24-09 Y CRONOGRAMA DE LA SEMANA, catigre.com.ar, 24 September 2018
- ^ "El Lobo Ledesma vuelve a Colón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Tigre anunció a Ledesma como técnico‚ tycsports.com, 18 December 2017
External links
edit- Cristian Ledesma – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cristian Ledesma at Football Lineups
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 August 2012)
- Cristian Ledesma at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)