Sebastián Pascual Rambert (born 30 January 1974) is an

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retired

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striker. He is currently the

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of the Chile national team. He was born in the city of Bernal in the

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and is of French descent. In fact, his father,

Ángel Rambert Ángel Rambert (12 June 1936 – 25 October 1983) was a Association football, footballer. He played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Club Atlético Lanús, Lanús, Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon and Avignon Foot 84. Born in Arge ...

, was an Argentine-born forward who began his career with

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before transferring to

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in France, where he eventually played for their national team after gaining dual nationality. In 1995 Rambert transferred from Independiente to

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. He arrived at the club along with fellow Argentine

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, but he did not enjoy the same success as his compatriot. After an entire season without making a single appearance in Serie A he then transferred to

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in 1996, where he finally received his first minutes in Europe. Rambert played only one season in Spain before returning to his homeland to sign with

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. This move was followed by stints at River Plate, Independiente and then a return to Europe for a brief season in Greece with Iraklis. He returned to Argentina to sign with

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, where he ended his playing career in 2003. Since then, he has been an assistant coach to manager

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and

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. He is one of the few players to have played for three of the "Big Five" clubs in Argentina:

, River Plate and

Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, which plays in the Argentine Primera Divi ...

Honours

; Independiente *

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: Clausura 1994 ; River Plate *

: Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000 *

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: 1997

References

External links

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BBC Sport story about a potential transfer to Hearts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rambert, Sebastian 1974 births Living people Argentine people of French descent Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Independiente footballers Inter Milan players La Liga players Real Zaragoza players Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate football managers in Chile 1995 King Fahd Cup players Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games footballers for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Argentine football managers Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Crucero del Norte managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen