Hernán Darío Pellerano (born 4 June 1984) is an Argentine professional

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who plays for Argentine club

San Martín de Tucumán Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays i ...

as a

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Club career

Vélez

Born in

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, Pellerano made his senior debut in 2003 for

Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield () is an Argentine sports club based in Liniers, Buenos Aires. Its football team plays in Primera División, the highest level of the Argentine league system. Founded in 1910, the club has spent most of its histo ...

, going on to quickly establish as an important first-team element; in 2005 he was part of the squad that won the ''Clausura'', even though he was a substitute for Fabricio Fuentes and

Maximiliano Pellegrino Maximiliano Pellegrino (born January 26, 1980 in Leones, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine retired footballer, who played as centre back. Career Before his move to Italy for the start of the 2007–08 season, he had spent his whole professiona ...

(he played only one game as a starter). Pellerano became a regular after the former's departure, appearing in 15 matches in the 2005 ''Apertura'' tournament.

Almería

In the 2008–09 season, Pellerano moved abroad, signing with

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for a fee of around

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3 million. He scored on his official debut for the

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ns, a 3–1

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away win against

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on 31 August 2008, and was a regular starter in his first campaign. Pellerano struggled heavily with injury in the following years, making just eight league appearances in

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as the club eventually finished 20th and last. He returned to his country for the following season, agreeing to a loan deal at

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

Tijuana / Return to Argentina

In 2014, Pellerano joined

Club Tijuana Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, commonly known as Tijuana, or simply as '' Xolos'', is a Mexican professional football club based in Tijuana. The club's badge is the founder's (Jorge Hank) hairless xoloitzcuintle, Hermoso. Founded ...

of the

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, where he shared teams with his brother Cristian. After one year in Mexico, he returned to Vélez for the 2015 campaign. On 11 July 2015, Pellerano transferred to

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International career

In 2006, Pellerano was part of an Argentina-based national squad picked by

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to train for the

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. However, he was not finally called for the tournament's final stages.

Personal life

Pellerano's older brother, Cristian, was also a professional footballer. They were teammates at Club Tijuana.

Honours

Club

Vélez Sarsfield *

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: 2005 Clausura LDU *

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References

External links

Vélez Sarfield official profile

Argentine League statistics
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pellerano, Hernan 1984 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers La Liga players Segunda División players UD Almería players Liga MX players Club Tijuana footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Olimpia footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players L.D.U. Quito footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Peruvian Primera División players FBC Melgar footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru