Gastón Machín (born 20 February 1983) is an Argentine retired professional

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who played as a

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Career

Machín is a product of the famous youth system at Argentinos Juniors, he made his senior debut for the club in 2002. In 2004, he was part of the squad that earned promotion to the

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. Machín played for Argentinos in the Primera until the end of 2005 when he signed for Independiente for the beginning of the Clausura 2006 tournament. Machin was loaned to Newell's Old Boys but the club did not respect some issues with the contract in terms of money and Machin decided to go back to Independiente for the 2009 season. In January 2010 Club Atlético Huracán signed the midfielder on loan for one year, with an option of deal extension and purchase. On 26 June 2019 it was confirmed, that Machín had joined Spanish

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club Burgos CF on a 1-year contract. However, he announced his retirement on 12 January 2020.El ex Instituto Gastón Machín se retiró del fútbol
cadena3.com, 12 January 2020

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Argentine Primera statistics
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Football-Lineups player profile
* 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Instituto footballers Burgos CF footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub