Leonardo Astrada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Rubén Astrada | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–2000 | River Plate | 297 | (6) |
| 2000 | Grêmio | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | River Plate | 42 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1999 | Argentina | 32 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | River Plate | ||
| 2006 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2007–2008 | Colón | ||
| 2008–2009 | Estudiantes L.P. | ||
| 2009–2010 | River Plate | ||
| 2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2012 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2015 | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of Apr 2015 | |||
Leonardo Rubén Astrada (born 6 January 1970) is a retired Argentine footballer, who went on to become a football manager. The last team he managed was Atlético de Rafaela.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Astrada was born in Buenos Aires. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, winning ten major titles – making him the second most decorated player in the club's history (after Leonardo Ponzio).[2] He played a total of 405 games for the club in all competitions.
He also played for Brazilian club Grêmio in the year 2000.
In addition, he played for the Argentina national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He made 32 appearances for Argentina scoring 1 goal.[3]
Managerial career
[edit]After retirement in January 2004, he was appointed as manager for River Plate, and lasted one and a half years in the job.
In October 2005 he became the manager of Rosario Central, but He didn't have a good relationship with the board, and quickly quit his position. During the 2007–08 season he coached Colón but left his position in March 2008.
After an unsuccessful stint with Estudiantes de La Plata between 2008 and on 6 October 2009 River Plate officials have hired the coach to replace Néstor Gorosito, who recently quit after the 1–2 defeat against San Lorenzo. Astrada already managed River in the 2004–2005 season.[4] In 2015, Astrada signed a contract with Atlético de Rafaela until the end of the season in the Argentinian first division.[5]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- River Plate
- Argentine Primera División (10): 1989–90, 1991 Apertura, 1993 Apertura, 1994 Apertura, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1997 Apertura, 1999 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura
- Copa Libertadores (1): 1996
- Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1997
- Argentina
- Copa América (1): 1991
Individual
[edit]- South American Team of the Year: 1991, 1997
Manager
[edit]- River Plate
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Leonardo Astrada at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- 1970 births
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine men's footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Grêmio FBPA players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Argentine football managers
- Club Atlético River Plate managers
- Rosario Central managers
- Club Atlético Colón managers
- Estudiantes de La Plata managers
- Cerro Porteño managers
- Argentinos Juniors managers
- Atlético de Rafaela managers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Copa América–winning players
- Expatriate football managers in Paraguay
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay