Luis Antonio Liendo Asbún (born February 25, 1978) is a retired

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an-

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midfielder, who has played in different leagues throughout South America, Europe and North America. He also played for the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Liendo began his soccer career in 1997 playing for the

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reserves team in

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then was signed by Bolívar in Bolivia. Liendo had a brief experience with

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in Spain. Shortly after his time in Spain, he was bought by Ascoli in

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. He also played for

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and

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in Italy. After six years of playing in Italy, Liendo relocated to North America where he played for the USL1 team,

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in 2007. After a couple of seasons in the United States, Liendo returned to Bolivia and signed with La Paz F.C. Towards the end of his career he also played for

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and

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International career

Liendo earned 6 caps for the Bolivia national team and was called up by his country for several

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matches, but did not make any appearance

Personal life

Liendo's father, also

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, played in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile during the 70's and 80's and also played for the Bolivia national team.

References

External links

* * *
Luis Liendo
at HistoriadeBoca.com.ar

at La Prensa

*Wikilink: Nike Cup Link 1999 Nike U.S. Cup *Wikilink: Footballers :Chilean footballers *Wikipedia article in Spanish :es:Luis Liendo
Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2009

Futbolista Bolivia Blog
*Team Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20050125131922/http://lapazfutbolclub.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Liendo, Luis 1978 births Living people Footballers from La Serena Chilean people of Bolivian descent Chilean people of Argentine descent Bolivian people of Argentine descent Men's association football midfielders Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Bolivian men's footballers Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers Club Bolívar players The Strongest players Spezia Calcio players Novara FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players SSD Città di Gela players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players La Paz F.C. players Universitario de Sucre footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 1999 Copa América players USL First Division players