Sebastián Marcelo Malandra (born 31 January 1985) is a former

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Career

Born in Piamonte,

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, Malandra began playing youth football with local side Club Atlético Piamonte before joining Colón, aged 13. He would make his Primera División Argentina debut with Colón. A brief spell with Primera side

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followed, before Malandra dropped down to play for second division clubs (Atlético Rafaela, Ben Hur and Olimpo)(IMAGEN TV) . 29 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2024. and then a pair of Chilean sides (

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and

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). Malandra returned from abroad after playing for

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and joined a series of lower division clubs (Sportivo Belgrano, Desamparados, Huracán, Sarmiento de Resistencia, Huracán San Rafael, Sportivo Italiano, Deportivo Madryn, Excursionistas, and Piamonte). Besides Perugia, he also played for

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, Palmese, Arbus Calcio and

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in Italy. He ended his career with Piamonte in his hometown.

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* * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Club Sportivo Ben Hur players Club Olimpo footballers Ñublense footballers Curicó Unido footballers AC Perugia Calcio players Sportivo Belgrano footballers Sportivo Desamparados footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Sarmiento de Resistencia footballers Sportivo Italiano footballers Deportivo Madryn players CA Excursionistas players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Torneo Argentino A players Serie D players Eccellenza players Torneo Federal A players Primera C Metropolitana players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub