Hernán Gustavo Grana (born 12 April 1985) is an Argentine

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defender currently playing for

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Career

Grana began his playing career in 2003 in the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football with Platense. In 2006, he was part of the team that won the Apertura 2006 championship. In 2007, he joined Los Andes but left the club to join

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later in the year. Grana won his second B Metropolitana championship with All Boys in 2007-08 helping the team to gain promotion to the 2nd tier. Following his success at

he was given his chance to play in the Primera División when he was signed by

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in 2008. He made his league debut for the club on 28 October 2008 in a 1-0 away defeat to Estudiantes. He has since established himself as a regular member of the first team. In 2012, he was signed by

again on loan after play in

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and Belgrano. Grana was sold to

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on 23 January 2015 for an undisclosed amount. Grana and Columbus mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 12 May 2015 due to homesickness.

Honours

;Platense *

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(1): Torneo Apertura 2006 ;All Boys *

(1):2007-08

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