César Delgado

César Delgado
Delgado playing for Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name César Fabián Delgado Godoy
Date of birth (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Central Córdoba
Number 19
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– Central Córdoba 0 (0)
National team
2004 Argentina U-23 13 (3)
2003–2005 Argentina 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 july 2017

César Fabián Delgado (born 18 August 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Central Córdoba. He has 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. He also holds Mexican citizenship.[1]

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 he was sold to French giants Lyon for €11 million.[2] 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 was sold to CF 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 football 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

Season Club Country Competition Matches Goals
2001–2002Rosario CentralArgentinaPrimera División Argentina273
2002–2003Rosario CentralArgentinaPrimera División Argentina3811
2003–2004Cruz AzulMexicoPrimera División de México37(29)16(13)
2004–2005Cruz AzulMexicoPrimera División de México33(29)16(14)
2005–2006Cruz AzulMexicoPrimera División de México38(32)18(18)
2006–2007Cruz AzulMexicoPrimera División de México27(25)7(7)
2007–2008Cruz AzulMexicoPrimera División de México249
2007–2008LyonFranceLigue 170
2008–2009LyonFranceLigue 131(19)3(2)
2009–2010LyonFranceLigue 136(27)5(4)
2010–2011LyonFranceLigue 1151
2011–2012CF MonterreyMexicoPrimera División de México6915
Total33791

International

Argentina national team
YearAppsGoals
200351
2004111
200540
Total202

Honours

Club

Cruz Azul
Olympique Lyonnais
Monterrey

International

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.record.com.mx/articulo/noticias/1656164/cesar-delgado-recibe-carta-de-naturalizacion
  2. ↑ "Lyon ready to recruit Delgado". UEFA.com. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
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