César Delgado

César Fabián Delgado Godoy[1][2] (born 18 August 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger.[2] 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. Since 2013 he also holds Mexican citizenship.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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
Date of birth (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing 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
National team
2004 Argentina U-23 13 (3)
2003–2005 Argentina 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2001–2002 Argentine Primera División 273
2002–2003 Argentine Primera División 3811
Cruz Azul 2003–2004 Liga MX 37(29)16(13)
2004–2005 Liga MX 33(29)16(14)
2005–2006 Liga MX 38(32)18(18)
2006–2007 Liga MX 27(25)7(7)
2007–2008 Liga MX 249
Lyon 2007–2008 Ligue 1 70
2008–2009 Ligue 1 31(19)3(2)
2009–2010 Ligue 1 36(27)5(4)
2010–2011 Ligue 1 151
Monterrey 2011–2012 Liga MX 6915
Total 33791

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 200351
2004111
200540
Total202

Honours

Club

Cruz Azul

  • Copa Panamericana 2007

Lyon

Monterrey

International

Argentina

Individual

References
  1. César Delgado at WorldFootball.net
  2. 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.
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