Ariel Maximiliano López (born 5 April 1974 in
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lanà ...
) is a former
Argentine football player.
López played for
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera Divis ...
Club Atlético Quilmes and
San Lorenzo in his native country. He was transferred to the Argentine giant
River Plate but the transaction was cancelled for a supposed knee injury.
In 1996, he was the top scorer in the
Clausura
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tournament.
López has also played for
RCD Mallorca and
Hércules CF in
Spain
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, as well as
Genoa C.F.C. in
Italy
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. Whilst at Mallorca he helped them to the
1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, for which he was an unused substitute.
He finished his career, in 2007, playing for
UNAM Pumas
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External links
Ariel López – Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI
BDFA profile
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Lanús
Argentine footballers
Argentine Primera División players
La Liga players
Serie B players
Liga MX players
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
Hércules CF players
RCD Mallorca players
Genoa C.F.C. players
Club Universidad Nacional footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Association football forwards
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