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César Delgado

For the Mexican football goalkeeper, see Cesar Delgado (footballer, born 1977).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Godoy.

César Delgado
Delgado playing for Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name César Fabián Delgado Godoy[1][2]
Date of birth (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Rosario Central 65 (14)
2003–2008 Cruz Azul 151 (61)
2008–2011 Lyon 72 (7)
2011–2014 Monterrey 104 (22)
2015–2017 Rosario Central 25 (2)
2017–2019 Central Córdoba
International career
2004 Argentina U-23 13 (3)
2003–2005 Argentina 20 (2)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Copa América
Runner-up 2004 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

César Fabián Delgado Godoy (born 18 August 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a winger.[2] He also played as a central midfielder, making piercing forward runs through the center of the opposition's defence. His nickname "Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado (known as "El Chelo") because of their same last name.[citation needed] Since 2013, he also holds Mexican citizenship.[3]

Club career

Born in Rosario, Argentina, Delgado started his career at Rosario Central. He joined Cruz Azul for the 2003 Apertura, where he finished with 16 appearances and eight goals. Delgado made 21 appearances in the subsequent Apertura, again scoring eight goals. In the 2004 Apertura, Delgado scored another six goals in 15 games.

On 8 January 2008, Delgado moved to French club Lyon who paid a transfer fee of €11 million.[4] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 January 2008 against RC Lens. Delgado came on as an 85th-minute substitute Lisandro López on 21 October 2009 against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory. It was Lyon's first win in the UEFA Champions League against English opposition.

On 10 June 2011, Delgado signed with C.F. Monterrey, and participated in the 2011 Mexican League Apertura, CONCACAF Champions League and Club World Cup tournaments.

International career

Delgado played for Argentina in the 2004 Copa América, scoring one goal, and was part of their gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He played several matches for the Argentina national team during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, but due to injury he did not make the 23-man squad for the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Rosario Central 2001–02 Argentine Primera División 27 3
2002–03 Argentine Primera División 38 11
Cruz Azul 2003–04 Liga MX 37(29) 16(13)
2004–05 Liga MX 33(29) 16(14)
2005–06 Liga MX 38(32) 18(18)
2006–07 Liga MX 27(25) 7(7)
2007–08 Liga MX 24 9
Lyon 2007–08[5] Ligue 1 7 0
2008–09[5] Ligue 1 31(19) 3(2)
2009–10[5] Ligue 1 36(27) 5(4)
2010–11 Ligue 1 15 1
Monterrey 2011–12 Liga MX 69 15
Total 337 91

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2003 5 1
2004 11 1
2005 4 0
Total 20 2
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Delgado goal.
List of international goals scored by César Delgado
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2003 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela  Venezuela 3–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 25 July 2004 Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru  Brazil 2–1 2–2 (2–4 p.) 2004 Copa America Final

Honours

Cruz Azul

Lyon

Monterrey

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b César Delgado at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b César Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "José María Basanta recibió su carta de naturalización". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Lyon ready to recruit Delgado". UEFA.com. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "César Delgado » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2024.