Leandro Lázzaro (born 8 March 1974) is a former Argentine football striker, who is currently playing in Indoor Football.

Career

Lázzaro started his career in 1994 with Nueva Chicago in the 2nd division of Argentine football. In 1998 Lázzaro moved to the

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to play for

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. He helped them win the

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in 1999–2000 and scored twice in the final. He then joined

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in 2001. In 2002 Lázzaro moved to

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where he played in Serie B (Second Division) with

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and in lower leagues with Nocerina, Ravenna Calcio, Tivoli and

Pro Sesto Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l. (formerly ''Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto'' and initially ''Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto'') is an association football club, based in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. Pro Sesto currently plays ...

before returning to Argentina in 2006 to join Tigre. In his first season with Tigre he helped them to gain promotion to the

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. He stayed with the club and become an important part of the squad playing their first season at the top level of Argentine football since 1980. Lázzaro finished the Apertura 2007 as the club's top scorer with 10 goals in 18 games, helping Tigre to finish in 2nd place, the best league finish in the club's history. In January 2008 signed for Estudiantes for a fee of $300,000 but he returned to Tigre after only half a season with Estudiantes.

Honours

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: *

: 1999–2000

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics

Football-Lineups player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazzaro, Leandro 1974 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers U.S. Salernitana 1919 players Ravenna F.C. players Club Atlético Tigre footballers FC Slovan Liberec players AC Sparta Prague players Deportivo Merlo footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Pro Sesto 1913 players Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine Primera División players Czech First League players Serie B players Expatriate footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy