Andrés San MartÃn (born 12 April 1978 in
Lomas de Zamora
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,
Buenos Aires
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) is an Argentine former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
San MartÃn began his career in 1997 at
second division club
Club Atlético Banfield
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. Two years later, he moved to the
top flight with
Unión de Santa Fe
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. Meanwhile, his former team had won promotion to that level and, in 2002, the player rejoined Banfield.
In 2005, San MartÃn left Banfield for
Club Atlético River Plate
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at the
Estadio Monumental. After one season, he was loaned out to
Spanish
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...
club
CD Tenerife
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, in ''
Segunda División
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'', with the
Canary Islands
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team having an option to buy at the season's closure. However, in December 2006, he was released, returning to his country, still on loan, with
Arsenal de SarandÃ
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The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...
.
At the end of the loan period, San MartÃn signed on a permanent basis, for the beginning of the
''Apertura'' 2008 tournament. In early 2009, he returned to River Plate for a second spell. After one season with the club, he was released and subsequently hired by
third division's
Sportivo Italiano
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.
Honours
References
External links
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FootballLineups profile
1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Lomas de Zamora
Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Arsenal de Sarandà footballers
Segunda División players
CD Tenerife players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
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