Leonardo Daniel Abelenda Rodríguez (born 10 February 1986, in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

) is a

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currently playing for

Plaza Colonia Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Founded in 1917, the club plays its home games at the 3,000 seater E ...

in the

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. He is well known for

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...

fans for scoring a wonderful free-kick goal in the

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against

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. He had a season abroad in the

Costa Rican Primera División The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...

with San Carlos.Estadísticas Verano 2011
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References

Honours

;Danubio * Uruguayan League: 2006–07

External links

* * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Association football defenders Uruguayan footballers Danubio F.C. players Villa Española players C.A. Rentistas players A.D. San Carlos footballers Plaza Colonia players Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica {{uruguay-footy-defender-1980s-stub