Luciano Olguín (; born March 9, 1982) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Olguín has previously played professional football for Racing Club and

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in Argentina and Royal Antwerp F.C. in Belgium and moved to China to join

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side Tianjin Teda on 27 July 2010. On 24 September 2011, he suffered a depressed skull fracture during a league match against

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, ruling him out for the rest of the season. Tianjin Teda decided not to extent his contract at the end of the 2011 league season. Olguín signed a contract with

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side Hohhot Dongjin in March 2012. He suffered a broken cheekbone in April 2012. Olguín played 15 league matches for Hohhot without scoring and was released at the end of the season. Olguín signed a contract with

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side Khazar Lankaran in February 2013. Olguín was released by Khazar at the end of the

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season. Following his release from Khazar Lanakran, Olguín signed for Argentinian

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side Aldosivi. On 4 July 2014, Olguín signed with the

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of the

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. Olguín scored in his debut, a

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friendly against the

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* * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Challenger Pro League players Football League (Greece) players Chinese Super League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Royal Antwerp F.C. players K.S.K. Beveren players Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub