Gastón Rubén Esmerado (born 8 February 1978 in

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) is a retired Argentine

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and current manager of

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Career

Esmerado, nicknamed "Gato" started his playing career in 1996 with

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in Lanús, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are association football, football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Arge ...

, he only played 3 games in the

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before stepping down a division to play for

Olimpo de Bahía Blanca Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized in ...

in the

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. In 1999, he joined

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

where he was part of the team that won promotion to the Primera for the first time in their history in 2002, he played for the club until 2005. he played 224 times for Arsenal scoring 15 goals, 119 of his appearances for the club came in the Argentine Primera. In 2006, he joined

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), 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, where it has spent most of its histo ...

but soon moved on to join

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where he played until the end of 2007. in 2008 he had a brief spell with

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side

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before returning to Argentina to play for

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Honours

;Arsenal *

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: 2012 Clausura

References

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* * 1978 births Living people Footballers from Lomas de Zamora Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Olimpo footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Xanthi F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine football managers Almagro managers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago managers Deportivo Madryn managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub