Sebastián Hugo Grazzini (born 25 January 1981) is a retired Argentine

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who played as an

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Career

Grazzini has played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain,

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and Italy. He began his career in the youth ranks of Central Córdoba. He impressed while with Central Córdoba and was signed by Spain's

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, playing with the club's reserve side

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. He then went on to play for

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in Belgium before returning to Central Córdoba the following season. After a brief stop with

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Grazzini left Argentina and signed with Venezuela's Italchaco. While with Italchaco Grazzini appeared in 15 matches and scored 6 goals. He then returned to Europe for the 2007–08 season joining Italy's Sestrese. While in Italy Grazzini was at top form scoring 22 goals in 45 matches. In 2008, he returned to Argentina to play for

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 ...

, the team his entire family has supported. Grazzini scored his first goal for Newell's in a 4–0 away win over

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. On 13 March 2009,

Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...

signed the midfielder on a free transfer. While with Racing Grazzini appeared in 34 matches and scored 5 goals, his most productive season in Argentina. Subsequently, for the 2010–11 season, Grazzini joined

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. He appeared in 22 matches for

scoring 5 goals. In June 2011 it was reported that Grazzini would be joining

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side Chicago Fire on a one-year deal. The Fire officially announced signing Grazzini on 13 July 2011. On 17 August 2012, Chicago Fire loaned Grazzini to

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...

for the remainder of the

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season.

References

External links

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Sebastián Grazzini – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
BDFA profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grazzini, Sebastian 1984 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Association football midfielders Newell's Old Boys footballers Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers All Boys footballers R.E. Virton players Deportivo Italia players Rangers de Talca footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético Douglas Haig players Sportivo Las Parejas footballers Chicago Fire FC players F.S. Sestrese Calcio 1919 players Atlético de Rafaela footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers CSD Flandria footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Super League Greece players Major League Soccer players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Greece