David Distéfano (born 10 July 1987) is an

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who plays for Blooming as an

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Club career

Unión San Felipe

In December 2009, Distéfano joined to recently promoted team and also

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recently champion,

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. He made his fully debut on 3 February 2010 against

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and scored his first goal on 14 February 2010, in a 1–3 loss against

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. He had more continuity in the second semester of the year, in where he took part in the

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with Unión San Felipe, scoring one goal in the 4–2

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against

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, in the Round of 16 of the competition, but his team was eventually eliminated.

FC Braşov

On 14 January 2011, his move to the Romanian club FC Brașov was confirmed, along with his team-mate Juan Toloza. Both players signed contracts for one season and joined the club's pre-season tournament in

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, after completing the medical tests. He made his

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debut on 1 April 2011 in a 1–0 win over Oţelul Galaţi, coming as a substitute for Adrian Rusu. He scored his first goal for FC Braşov against

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on 17 April 2011 from penalty spot, and then scored his second in a decisive moment of the season against Universitatea Craiova, on 24 April 2011, signing the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory. Further goals came in the first round of the 2011–12 season against Gaz Metan Mediaş, on 25 July 2011, when he scored the winning goal in the stoppage time of the game, and on 27 April 2012, when he scored against the league leaders

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in a 2–0 win.

Astra Giurgiu

On 5 July 2012, the player was loaned to the

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n club

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, also competing in the

. At the end of the season, he made a total of 27 appearances, scoring three goals, and his club finished fourth in the league.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

On 20 August 2013, he signed with the Romanian club

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, along which he participated in the

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, playing against

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Distefano, David Footballers from Buenos Aires 1987 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Unión San Felipe footballers FC Brașov (1936) players FC Astra Giurgiu players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Blooming players Chilean Primera División players Liga I players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Argentine sportsmen