Christian Cellay

Christian Cellay

Personal information
Full name	Christian Ariel Cellay
Date of birth	September 5, 1981 (1981-09-05) (age 30)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Centre back / Full back
Club information
Current club	Estudiantes (on loan from Boca Juniors)
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2007	Huracán	147	(9)
2008–2010	Estudiantes	51	(4)
2010–	Boca Juniors	19	(2)
2011–	→ Estudiantes (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:23, May 20, 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Christian Cellay (born September 5, 1981) is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata, on loan from Boca Juniors.

Career

Cellay started his professional career with Huracán where he made 147 league appearances. He transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata in 2008.^[1] In 2009, he won the 2009 Copa Libertadores championship with Estudiantes.

On June 2010, Cellay was bought by Boca Juniors for a 2 million US dollars fee, plus the loan of Facundo Roncaglia.^[2] However, for the start of the 2011–12 Argentine Primera División season, Boca Juniors loaned him back to Estudiantes.

International appearances and goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Final Score	Goal	Result	Competition
1.	September 14, 2011	Córdoba, Argentina	Brazil	0–0	0	Draw	2011 Roca Cup.[3][4]
2.	September 28, 2011	Belém, Brazil	Brazil	2–0	0	Lost	2011 Roca Cup.[3][5]

Honours

Club

Huracán

• Primera B Nacional (1): 1999–00

Estudiantes de La Plata

• Copa Libertadores (1): 2009

References

1. ^ Futbol 91 article
2. ^ "Oficial: Boca compró al mejor defensor de Estudiantes" (in Spanish). Télam: Deportes. 2010-06-24. http://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=190598&id=363343&dis=1&sec=1. Retrieved 2010-06-27. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Brasil y Argentina se enfrentarán en septiembre". FIFA. http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1486247.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil". AFA. http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14928:acreditaciones-de-prensa-para-argentina-brasil&catid=164:seleccion-mayor&Itemid=66. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil". AFA. http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14928:acreditaciones-de-prensa-para-argentina-brasil&catid=164:seleccion-mayor&Itemid=66. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
• ESPN statistics
• Player profile at Boca Juniors' official website (Spanish)
• Cellay, Christian at Historia de Boca.com (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Cellay, Christian
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Date of birth	1981-09-05
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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