Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born 29 December 1978 in San Isidro) is a former Argentine footballer. He is nicknamed Lobo ("Wolf"). He was most recently the head coach of Club Atlético Tigre.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Raúl Ledesma | ||
Date of birth | (1978-12-29) 29 December 1978 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Argentinos Juniors | 54 | (0) |
1999–2002 | River Plate | 43 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Hamburger SV | 16 | (0) |
2003 | Monterrey | 16 | (0) |
2004 | Colón | 17 | (0) |
2004–2005 | River Plate | 23 | (0) |
2005 | Racing Club | 5 | (0) |
2006 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | (2) |
2007 | San Lorenzo | 17 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Olympiacos | 32 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Colón | 23 | (0) |
2011–2014 | River Plate | 45 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Argentinos Juniors | 30 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007–2008 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2017–2018 | Tigre | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ledesma began his professional footballing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1997. He then played for River Plate, Hamburger SV in Germany, Monterrey in Mexico, Colón and Racing Club.
After winning the Argentinian league with San Lorenzo, Ledesma was signed by the Greek champions Olympiacos, for roughly €1,800,000 giving him an opportunity to play in the Greek league and the UEFA Champions League. After one year with Olympiacos, he was loaned back to San Lorenzo for one season in August 2008.
On 13 July 2010, Ledesma returned to Colón on a free transfer.[2]
He made his national team debut against Chile, 18 April 2007. He was called up to a friendly against Norway on 22 August 2007. He made his third appearance for Argentina against Australia on 11 September.
On 18 December 2017, Ledesma was appointed as the head coach of Club Atlético Tigre.[3]