César Delgado

César Delgado

Personal information
Full name	César Fabián Delgado Godoy
Date of birth	August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) (age 30)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Monterrey
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Rosario Central	65	(14)
2003–2008	Cruz Azul	151	(61)
2008–2011	Lyon	72	(7)
2011-	Monterrey	14	(6)
National team
2003–2005	Argentina	20	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

César Fabián Delgado Godoy (born August 18, 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Monterrey. His nickname "El Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado (known as "El Chelo") because of their same last name.

Career

Delgado started his career in Rosario Central.

Delgado joined Cruz Azul for the 2003 Apertura, where he finished with 16 appearances and eight goals. Delgado made 21 appearances in the subsequent Apertura, again notching eight goals. In the 2004 Apertura, Delgado scored another six goals in 15 games. On 8 January 2008 he was sold to French giants Lyon for 11,000,000 euros.^[1] Delgado made his Ligue 1 debut on January 20, 2008 against RC Lens. Delgado came on as a 85th minute substitute for Lyon teammate Lisandro Lopez on October 21, 2009 against Liverpool FC in the UEFA Champions League group stage week 3 match and scored an important 90th minute winner after only being on the pitch for 5 minutes to help his team comeback from a goal down and settle the score at 2–1 to Lyon. This is an important moment for him and his team because this was Lyon's first win in the UEFA Champions League against English opposition.

On 10 June 2011, Delgado was sold to CF Monterrey, where he will participate in the 2011 Mexican League Apertura, CONCACAF Champions League and Club World Cup tournaments.

International career

Delgado played several matches for the Argentina national football team during its 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign. However, due to injury Delgado did not make the 23-man roster for the 2006 World Cup. "El Chelito" also played for the team in the Copa América 2004, scoring one goal, and was part of the gold medal winning Argentinian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. It is expected for Him to return to CRUZ AZUL Fc one day,.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Goals
2001-2002	Rosario Central	Argentina	Primera División Argentina	27	3
2002-2003	Rosario Central	Argentina	Primera División Argentina	38	11
2003–2004	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	37(29)	16(12)
2004–2005	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	33(29)	16(14)
2005–2006	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	38(32)	18(18)
2006–2007	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	27(25)	7(7)
2007–2008	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	14	3
2007-2008	Lyon	France	Ligue 1	7	0
2008-2009	Lyon	France	Ligue 1	31(19)	3(2)
2009-2010	Lyon	France	Ligue 1	36(27)	5(4)
2010-2011	Lyon	France	Ligue 1	15	1
2011–2012	CF Monterrey	Mexico	Primera División de México	14	6
Total				311	86

National team statistics

Argentina national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	5	1
2004	11	1
2005	4	0
Total	20	2

Honours

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold	2004 Athens	Team Competition

• Olympic Games: 2004 with Argentina national football team.
• Ligue 1 Winner : 2007/08 with Olympique Lyonnais.
• Copa Panamericana 2007 : with Cruz Azul.
• Coupe de France 2007-2008: with Olympique Lyonnais.

References

1. ^ "Lyon ready to recruit Delgado". UEFA.com. 2008-01-08. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=644088.html. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 

External links

• César Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
• Career details at Irish Times
• Profile at goal.com

*Video compilation at Recontra Golazo

• César Delgado stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Delgado, César
Alternative names
Short description	Argentine footballer
Date of birth	August 18, 1981
Place of birth	Rosario
Date of death
Place of death