César Andrés Carignano (born 28 September 1982) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Andrés Carignano | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Freyre, Córdoba, Argentina] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 9 de Julio de Freyre | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Colón | 79 | (27) |
| 2004–2008 | Basel | 19 | (7) |
| 2007 | → América (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Colón | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Independiente Rivadavia | 18 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 33 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Rafaela | 37 | (21) |
| 2011 | Universidad Católica | 13 | (6) |
| 2012 | Atlético Rafaela | 36 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Patronato | 55 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Sportivo Belgrano | 33 | (3) |
| 2016 | Sarmiento de Humboldt | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 3 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Carignano started his professional career in 2000 with Colón in his homeland Argentina. He spent 4 years at the club, scoring 27 goals in 79 games. At the start of the 2004–05 season FC Basel paid £1.8m to acquire his services.[citation needed] His fee did not seem to be paying off as he played only 19 games and scoring a mere 7 goals from 2004-2007.[citation needed] Basel decided to loan him out to América for the 2007 Copa Libertadores in hope that he would rediscover his past form. He did not play any games during his time at América and returned to Basel ahead of the 2007–08 season. In January 2008, he was released by Basel due to recurrent injuries.[citation needed]
Carignano then returned to Colón de Santa Fe. In his second spell with Colón he struggled, making most of his appearances coming off the bench. After a few months he transferred to second division club Independiente Rivadavia. Subsequently, he played for Ferro and Atlético Rafaela[1] in the second division. In January 2013, Cesar signed contract for playing in Patronato de Paraná.[2]
Carignano played 3 caps for Argentina. He earned these caps from 2003–2004, while he was still at Colón.[3]
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |