César Daniel Garipe (born 7 May 1981 in

San Juan, Argentina San Juan () is the capital and largest city of the Argentina, Argentine Provinces of Argentina, province of San Juan Province (Argentina), San Juan in the Cuyo (Argentina), Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River (A ...

) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in

, Garipe began playing club football with

Juventud Alianza Club Atlético de la Juventud Alianza (usually called Juventud Alianza) is a sports club based in the city of Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina. Although other sports are practised at the club, Juventud Alianza is mostly known for its football tea ...

. At age 18, he joined

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...

and made an appearance for the

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against England at Wembley Stadium in February 2000. In 2005, Garipe signed for MetroStars of MLS.

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* 1981 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Juventud Alianza players Independiente Rivadavia footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Footballers from San Juan, Argentina 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub