Darío Alejandro Gandín (born 7 December 1983) is an

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striker who plays for

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 com ...

Career

Gandín started his career in the

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(Argentine second division) playing for

in 2001. He helped the team win both the

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titles during the 2002–03 season, resulting in automatic promotion to the

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. In 2004, Gandín left Atlético de Rafaela to join

Club Atlético Colón Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe (), commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe , is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina. The football team plays in the second Division of the Argentine football league system, the Primera Nacional. It was ...

, a club he later rejoined in 2007, after spells with

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Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whic ...

and León of

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. The forward arrived to Independiente in 2008. In the 2009 Apertura, Gandín scored 10 goals in 19 matches, and was subsequently sold to

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in Mexico. In 2011, Gandín returned to Atlético de Rafaela, recently promoted to the Primera División. On August 5, 2011, he scored the first two goals of the

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in Rafaela's 2–0 away victory over Banfield. On 9 July 2013, Gandín rejoined Colón for a third time. In 2016, he joined Ben Hur of Rafaela.Gandin, Autino and Ferrero will play for Ben Hur
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Honours

;Atlético de Rafaela *

(1): 2002–03

References

External links

* at Fútbol XXI *
Gandín signed with Atlético de Rafaela
* 1983 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Atlético de Rafaela footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club León footballers Club Necaxa footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub