Flavio Zandoná

Flavio Zandoná
Personal information
Full name Flavio Gabriel Zandoná
Date of birth (1967-04-08) April 8, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Zárate, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Belgrano de Zárate
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 San Lorenzo 116 (11)
1994–2000 Vélez Sársfield 142 (9)
1998 → CD Veracruz (loan) ? (?)
2000 Avispa Fukuoka 0 (0)
2000 Cerro Porteño ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Flavio Gabriel Zandoná (born April 8, 1967), nicknamed Chino (Chinese), is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.

Playing career

Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as a centre back. He later transferred to Vélez Sársfield where he was almost exclusively used as a right back. Zandoná won 8 titles with Vélez, including the 1994 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.

Zandoná was known for his aggressive style on and off the field. Playing with Vélez in the 1995 Supercopa Sudamericana he punched Flamengo's striker Edmundo after a short slap exchange.[1] Soon after, Romário threw him a flying kick. Later, in 1998, he punched a rival fan who had insulted him after seeing the red card in Vélez' game against Racing.[2]

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

References

  1. ^ YouTube video Retrieved 2010-1-2.
  2. ^ "Zandoná le pegó a un hincha" (in Spanish). La Nación. 1998-11-21. Retrieved 2010-01-02.