Javier Marcelo Gandolfi (born 5 December 1980 in
San Lorenzo
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* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
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,
Santa Fe) is an Argentine
football
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coach
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and former player who played as a
defender. He is the current manager of
Talleres.
Gandolfi also holds Mexican citizenship.
Playing career
Gandolfi started his career in 1999 at Argentine giants
River Plate. He has also played for
Talleres de Córdoba and his current club; Arsenal.
On 5 December 2007 Gandolfi captained Arsenal to the
Copa Sudamericana 2007
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champ ...
title, due to the absence of regular captain
Carlos Castiglione for the second leg of the final.
In 2009, Gandolfi was signed by
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
. He debuted on 17 January 2009 in a match against
CF Atlas
Atlas Fútbol Club () is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco that currently plays in Liga MX. It plays home matches at the Estadio Jalisco.
Founded in 1916, Atlas has won three league titles and four domestic ...
. In 2010, Gandolfi moved to
Xolos de 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 o ...
.
Gandolfi returned to Talleres in 2016, and retired in 2021, aged 31.
Titles
;
Arsenal de SarandÃ
*
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
:
2007
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;
Tijuana
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Liga de Ascenso:
Apertura 2010
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Ascenso MX
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:
Apertura 2011
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Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
:
Apertura 2012
References
Javier Gandolfi, el primer refuerzo de Talleres en su regreso a Primera División€š mundod.lavoz.com.ar, 25 June 2016
External links
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Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI
Statisticsat
Irish Times
Javier Gandolfi at Football Lineups*
Argentine footballers
Men's association football defenders
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
Arsenal de Sarandà footballers
Chiapas F.C. footballers
Club Tijuana footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Naturalized citizens of Mexico
People from San Lorenzo Department
Liga MX players
1980 births
Living people
Argentine emigrants to Mexico
Argentine football managers
Talleres de Córdoba managers
Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province
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