| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Roberto Gavatorta | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Gálvez, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Colón | 23 | (0) |
| 2004 | Aosta Sarre | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Politehnica Iași | 44 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Thun | 45 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Politehnica Iași | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 131 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015 | |||
Alejandro Roberto Gavatorta (born 21 March 1980) is an Argentine retired football midfielder. [1]
Gavatorta was born on 21 March 1980 in Gálvez, Santa Fe, Argentina. [2] [3] He made his Argentine Primera División debut, playing for Colón on 3 March 2002 when coach Jorge Fossati sent him on the field in the 65th minute in order to replace Gerardo Solano in a 1–1 with Chacarita Juniors. [2] [4] He made 23 league appearances for Colón over the course of three seasons, going afterwards in Italy at Serie D side, Aosta Sarre. [2] [3]
He left Italy after a few months to go play for Romanian club, Politehnica Iași, making his Divizia A debut on 12 March 2005 as coach Ionuț Popa sent him on the field in the 43rd minute to replace Irinel Ionescu in a 2–0 away loss to Rapid București. [2] [3] [5] [6] He netted his first goal on 14 May 2005 in a 2–1 home loss to Național București. [2] [5] His second goal scored was on 12 August 2006 in another 2–1 loss to Național București. [2] [7]
In 2007, Gavatorta went to play for FC Thun, making his Swiss Super League debut on 11 February 2007 when coach Heinz Peischl used him all the minutes in a 2–1 away victory against FC Schaffhausen. [2] [3] [8] He scored his only league goal on 12 August 2007 in a 5–2 home loss to FC Aarau, gaining a total of 45 appearances in the competition. [2] [9]
In September 2008, the midfielder returned to Politehnica Iași. [2] [3] [10] On 23 May 2009 he played his last Divizia A match which was a 4–1 away loss to Otopeni, having a total of 59 matches with two goals netted in the competition. [2]
After he ended his playing career, Gavatorta worked as a scout and as a junior coach. [3]