Leonardo Rubén Astrada (born 6 January 1970) is a retired Argentine

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, who went on to become a football manager. The last team he managed was

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 ...

Playing career

Astrada was born in

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. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, winning ten major titles – making him the second most decorated player in the club's history (after Leonardo Ponzio). He played a total of 405 games for the club in all competitions. He also played for Brazilian club Grêmio in the year 2000. In addition, he played for the

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and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He made 32 appearances for

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scoring 1 goal.

Managerial career

After retirement in January 2004, he was appointed as manager for River Plate, and lasted one and a half years in the job. In October 2005 he became the manager of Rosario Central, but He didn't have a good relationship with the board, and quickly quit his position. During the 2007–08 season he coached Colón but left his position in March 2008. After an unsuccessful stint with

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, whe ...

between 2008 and on 6 October 2009 River Plate officials have hired the coach to replace Néstor Gorosito, who recently quit after the 1–2 defeat against San Lorenzo. Astrada already managed River in the 2004–2005 season. In 2015, Astrada signed a contract with

until the end of the season in the Argentinian first division.Leonardo Astrada is Atlético de Rafaela's new coach.
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Honours

Player

;River Plate *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). T ...

(10): 1989–90, 1991 Apertura, 1993 Apertura, 1994 Apertura, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1997 Apertura, 1999 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura *

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(1):

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Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by ...

(1):

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;Argentina * Copa América (1): 1991

Manager

;River Plate *

(1): 2004 Clausura

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Astrada, Leonardo Living people 1970 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Argentina international footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Argentine football managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Rosario Central managers Club Atlético Colón managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers Cerro Porteño managers Argentinos Juniors managers Atlético de Rafaela managers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Copa América-winning players Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay