Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born 29 December 1978 in San Isidro) is a former

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. He is nicknamed ''Lobo'' ("Wolf"). He was most recently the head coach of Club Atlético Tigre.

Playing career

Club

Ledesma began his professional footballing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1997. He then played for River Plate, Hamburger SV in Germany,

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in Mexico, Colón and

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. After winning the Argentinian league with

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, Ledesma was signed by the Greek champions

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, 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.

International

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

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on 11 September.

Coaching career

Tigre

On 18 December 2017, Ledesma was appointed as the head coach of Club Atlético Tigre.Tigre anunció a Ledesma como técnico
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Honours

Club

; River Plate *

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: Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002, Final 2013–14 ; Hamburger SV * DFB-Ligapokal: 2003 ;

: Clausura 2007 ;

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: 2007 *

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: 2007–08 * Greek Football Cup: 2007–08

References

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