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Sebastián Cejas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cejas.
Sebastián Cejas
Cejas in 2005
Personal information
Full name Christian Sebastián Cejas
Date of birth (1975-04-21) 21 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Gualeguay, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sportivo Las Parejas (manager)
Youth career
1985–1994 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2001 Newell's Old Boys 172 (6)
2001–2002 Roma 0 (0)
2002 → Siena (loan) 17 (0)
2002–2003 Ascoli 35 (1)
2003–2006 Fiorentina 55 (0)
2006 Empoli 6 (0)
2006–2007 Colo-Colo 50 (0)
2007 Gimnasia LP 18 (0)
2009 Pisa 12 (0)
2009–2011 Chacarita Juniors 19 (1)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Newell's Old Boys (goalkeeping coach)
2018–2020 Vélez Sarsfield (goalkeeping coach)
2021–2022 Santamarina
2023 Argentino de Rosario (assistant)
2024– Sportivo Las Parejas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Sebastián Cejas (born 21 April 1975) is an Argentine former footballer that played as goalkeeper and his last club was Chacarita Juniors of the Primera B Nacional. Nicknamed Terremoto (Earthquake), he also played for teams such as Newell's Old Boys, Fiorentina, and Colo-Colo. He is currently in charge of Sportivo Las Parejas.

Club career

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Cejas began his career in 1994 in his native country Argentina, where he appeared in 170 games and scored six goals for Newell's Old Boys. From there he was transferred to Roma in 2001. While with Newell's Old Boys, Cejas was a regular with the first team. That was not the case while he was with Roma, where he never appeared in a match. Cejas was loaned out to the than Serie B club Siena, where he appeared in the last seventeen games of the season. From there he was transferred to a Serie B club Ascoli. There he appeared in 35 games and scored a rare goal for goalkeeper in Italian football.

Cejas was then sold to another Serie B squad Fiorentina. Prior to his arrival, Fiorentina had gained promotion from Serie C2 to Serie C1. However, because of Caso Catania, Fiorentina gained promotion to Serie B. Cejas than helped complete the remarkable comeback of Fiorentina to Serie A. He appeared in 55 league games with the club before being sold to Empoli.

On 25 January 2006, Fiorentina acquired goalkeeper Gianluca Berti from Empoli in exchange for Cejas. However he only appeared in six games with Empoli before asking the club to terminate his contract. Cejas was upset that he had been dropped from the first team squad.

After Colo-Colo won the 2006 Apertura in Chile, their goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, made a move to La Liga club Real Sociedad, leaving them without a goalkeeper. Colo-Colo then signed Cejas as a replacement. He helped Colo-Colo win the 2006 Clausura and 2007 Apertura, as well as reaching the 2006 Copa Sudamericana Finals.

In July 2008, Cejas joined Premier League club Hull City on trial, but was not offered a contract by the Premier League newcomers. On 22 February 2009, Serie B club Pisa announced the signing of Cejas on a free transfer as a replacement for outgoing veternal keeper Daniele Balli.[2]

Coaching career

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Cejas served as goalkeeping coach of both Newell's Old Boys and Vélez Sarsfield[3] before becoming the manager of Santamarina in the Primera B Nacional.[4] In 2023, he served as assistant of Daniel Fagiani in Argentino de Rosario. The next year, he assumed as the manager of Sportivo Las Parejas.[5][6]

Personal life

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His younger brother Mauro Cejas plays for Tecos UAG in Mexico.

Honours

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Colo-Colo

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ "NUOVO ARRIVO IN CASA NERAZZURRA: DALL'ARGENTINA ECCO L'ESPERTO PORTIERE SEBASTIAN CEJAS" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Sebastián Cejas inicia su carrera como entrenador lejos de Heinze". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ Vega, Diego (21 July 2022). "Fue campeón con Colo Colo y apareció de sorpresa en el Monumental después de 15 años". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Un Terremoto en Las Parejas: Sebastián Cejas asumió como nuevo entrenador de Sportivo". Diario El Ciudadano y la Región (in Spanish). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Perfil: Sebastián Cejas - Sportivo Las Parejas". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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