José Sand

José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980), nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Argentinian club Lanús as a striker.[1]

José Sand
Personal information
Full name José Gustavo Sand
Date of birth (1980-07-17) 17 July 1980
Place of birth Bella Vista, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lanús
Number 9
Youth career
1998–1999 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Colón 5 (1)
2000–2001 Independiente Rivadavia 17 (0)
2001–2002 Vitória 13 (4)
2002–2003 Defensores de Belgrano 47 (20)
2004–2005 River Plate 42 (8)
2005–2006 Banfield 33 (10)
2006–2007 Colón 24 (7)
2007–2009 Lanús 67 (51)
2009–2011 Al Ain 30 (31)
2011 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2012 Tijuana 34 (12)
2012–2013 Racing Club 21 (2)
2013–2014 Tigre 14 (1)
2014 Argentinos Juniors 7 (0)
2014 Boca Unidos 16 (4)
2015 Aldosivi 31 (12)
2016–2018 Lanús 52 (35)
2018 Deportivo Cali 31 (11)
2019– Lanús 29 (17)
National team
2008–2009 Argentina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

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 10 goals in his next 9 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.[2] 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 3 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.[3]

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.[4]

Club Tijuana

On 30 June 2011, Sand was sold to the Club Tijuana of México for $4 million.[5]

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'.[6]

Deportivo Cali

In January 2018, Sand joined Deportivo Cali to help spearhead the Colombian team's attack in their Copa Sudamericana campaign.[7]

Lanús

After one year in Deportivo Cali, Sand signed for Lanús for the third time. The deal was announced on 15 December 2018.[8]

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.

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 January 2020[9][10]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total Prom.
MatchGoalsMatchGoalsMatchGoalsMatchGoalsMatchGoalsMatchGoals
Colón 1999–2000 51--–----510,20
Independiente Rivadavia 2000–01 170--–----1700,00
Vitória 2001–02 134--–--501840,22
Defensores de Belgrano 2002–03 4720--–----47200,43
River Plate 2003–04 167--–20--1870,39
2004–05 261--–133--3940,10
Total 428--–153--57110,20
Banfield 2005–06 3310--–40--37100,27
Colón 2006–07 247--–----2470,29
Lanús 2007–08 3022--–126--42280,67
2008–09 3729--–42--41310,76
Total 6751--00168--83590,71
Al Ain FC 2009–10 202485–54--33331,00
2010–11 10764–----16110,69
Total 30311490054--49440,90
Deportivo de La Coruña (loan) 2011 50--–----500,00
Tijuana 2011–12 3412--–----34120,35
Racing 2012–13 21220–10--2420,08
Tigre 2013 141--–----1410,07
Argentinos Juniors 2014 70--–----700,00
Boca Unidos 2014 164--–----1640,25
Aldosivi 2015 27910–--3331120,38
Lanús 2016 171511–----18160,88
2016–17 291520–95--40200,50
2017–18 65--–43--1080,80
Total 52353100138--68440,64
Deportivo Cali 2018 311100–00--31110,35
Lanús 2018–19 1071140----1580,53
2019–20 1664200----2080,4
Total 26135340----35160,46
Career total 5012112613405423836022580,43

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Al Ain International Championship, Friendly Match.

2Includes other competitive competitions, including the UAE Super Cup, UAE President's Cup, Supercopa de España.

Honours

References
  1. "Fin de la novela: José Sand ya se unió al Deportivo Cali". Goal.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "Al Ain Sports Club contracting officially with Sand and gave him number 9 Shirt". AlAinFC.net. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. "Al Ain's Sand is a top scorer of Arab leagues". AlAinFC.net. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. "Jose Sand Close To Join Deportivo". Deportivo-La-Coruna.com. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. "Jose Sand Close To Join Tijuana". Club-Tijuana.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. "Sand volvió al Grana". clublanus.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2099448-jose-sand-fue-presentado-oficialmente-como-jugador-de-deportivo-cali/
  8. Oficial: José Sand vuelve a Lanús para retirarse, losandes.com.ar, 15 December 2018
  9. "Jose Sand Career Stats". uaefootballleague.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  10. "José Gustavo Sand". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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