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José Sand
	Sand in 2011
Personal information
Full name	José Gustavo Sand
Date of birth	17 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Bella Vista, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1998–1999	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Colón
2000–2001	Independiente Rivadavia
2001–2002	Vitória
2002–2003	Defensores de Belgrano
2004–2005	River Plate
2005–2006	Banfield
2006–2007	Colón
2007–2009	Lanús
2009–2011	Al Ain
2011	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
2011–2012	Tijuana
2012–2013	Racing Club
2013–2014	Tigre
2014	Argentinos Juniors
2014	Boca Unidos
2015	Aldosivi
2016–2018	Lanús
2018	Deportivo Cali
2019–2023	Lanús
Total
International career
2008–2009	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980), nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made two appearances for the Argentina national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Bella Vista, Corrientes, Sand started his professional career with River Plate in 1998. He then had his first spell with Colón between 1999 and 2000. In 2000, he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia of the Argentine 2nd Division. In 2000, he joined Brazilian side Vitória. In 2002 Sand returned to Argentina to play for Defensores de Belgrano. He had a second spell with River Plate between 2004 and 2005. Between 2005 and 2006 he played for Banfield, and then returned to Colón in 2006 before joining Lanús in 2007.

Lanús

Sand started his Lanús career by being sent off on his league debut in a 5–3 defeat to Independiente. He then scored ten goals in his next nine league games. His good scoring record of 15 goals in 15 games in his first tournament with Lanús established himself as a favourite amongst the fans. In 2007, he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title. Sand became top scorer in the Primera División Argentina for the first time in the Apertura 2008 championship with 15 goals in 19 games. In Clausura 2009 he became the first player to become top scorer in consecutive tournaments since Diego Maradona in 1980. Overall, he scored 50 goals in 67 league matches and 6 in 12 Copa Libertadores matches.

Al Ain

On 7 August 2009, Sand was sold to the Al Ain S.C.C. of Abu Dhabi at $10 million, and presented in Valencia, Spain before media from all over Spain, Argentina and the UAE. He was given the number 9, previously worn by teammate Faisal Ali.^[1] In his first match with Al Ain, he scored his first goal on 9 August in a 2–1 loss against Villarreal B. Sand started this season in great form, and score 33 goals in all competitions and scored three hat-tricks in the league against Al Ahli, Al Shabab & Emirates. Sand was awarded the 2009–10 Al Hadath Golden Boot, after scoring 24 goals in 20 league matches, averaging 1.2 goals per match.^[2]

Deportivo La Coruña

On 31 January 2011, Deportivo La Coruña announced on their official website that they had acquired the services of Sand for €500,000 on loan for six-months. Deportivo also had a buyout option from Al Ain for €3 million, which could be fulfilled during the summer of that same year.^[3]

Club Tijuana

On 30 June 2011, Sand was sold to the Club Tijuana of México for $4 million.^[4]

Racing Club

On 8 July 2012, Sand signed a contract with Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División.

Lanús

After a successful spell at Aldosivi, Sand returned to Lanús in December 2015 with the club declaring that he had 'returned home'.^[5]

Deportivo Cali

In January 2018, Sand joined Deportivo Cali to help spearhead the Colombian team's attack in their Copa Sudamericana campaign.^[6]

Lanús

After one year in Deportivo Cali, Sand signed for Lanús for the third time. The deal was announced on 15 December 2018.^[7]

International career

In light of his excellent club form, Sand received his first-ever international call up from Alfio Basile to replace the suspended Carlos Tevez in the national squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifier with Chile in Santiago on 15 October 2008. He made his second appearance for Argentina in a friendly match against Panama on 20 May 2009.

Personal life

Sand's brother, Darío Sand, is also a professional footballer who has played for Club Agropecuario Argentino and San Martín de Tucumán.^[8] Sand's aunt, Nancy Sand, is a politician who served as mayor of his hometown of Bella Vista and as a member of the National Congress.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 January 2022^[10]^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colón	1999–2000	5	1			–						5	1
Independiente Rivadavia	2000–01	17	0			–						17	0
Vitória	2001–02	13	4			–				5	0	18	4
Defensores de Belgrano	2002–03	47	20			–						47	20
River Plate	2003–04	16	7			–		2	0			18	7
	2004–05	26	1			–		13	3			39	4
	Total	42	8	0	0	–		15	3	0	0	57	11
Banfield	2005–06	33	10			–		4	0			37	10
Colón	2006–07	24	7			–						24	7
Lanús	2007–08	30	22			–		12	6			42	28
	2008–09	37	29			–		4	2			41	31
	Total	67	51	0	0	0	0	16	8	0	0	83	59
Al Ain	2009–10	20	24	8	5	–		5	4			33	33
	2010–11	10	7	6	4	–						16	11
	Total	30	31	14	9	0	0	5	4	0	0	49	44
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2010–11^[12]	5	0	0	0	–		–		–		5	0
Tijuana	2011–12^[13]	32	12			–				2	0	34	12
Racing	2011–12^[13]	0	0	1	0	–		0	0			1	0
	2012–13^[13]	21	2	1	0	–		1	0			23	2
	Total	21	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	2
Tigre	2013–14^[13]	14	1	0	0	–						14	1
Argentinos Juniors	2013–14^[13]	7	0	0	0	–						7	0
Boca Unidos	2014^[13]	16	4	0	0	–						16	4
Aldosivi	2015^[13]	28	9	1	0	–				3^[a]	3	32	12
Lanús	2016^[13]	16	14	0	0	–				1^[b]	1	17	15
	2016–17^[13]	29	15	4	4	–		8	4	1^[c]	1	42	24
	2017–18^[13]	6	5	1	0	–		8	5			15	10
	Total	51	34	5	4	0	0	16	9	2	2	74	49
Deportivo Cali	2018^[13]	29	11	0	0	–		8	3	2^[d]	0	39	14
Lanús	2018–19^[13]	10	7	1	1	4	0					15	8
	2019–20^[13]	23	10	4	2	1	0					28	12
	2020^[13]	5	3	0	0	1	0	6	3			12	6
	2021^[13]	24	15	2	1	13	6	8	3			47	25
	Total	62	38	7	4	19	6	14	3	0	0	102	51
Career total		543	243	29	17	19	6	79	30	14	5	684	301