Christian Lombardo

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Christian Lombardo
Personal information
Full name Christian Omar Lombardo
Date of birth (1974-02-24) February 24, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1996 Victoriano Arenas 12 (0)
1997 Toronto Lynx 5 (0)
2001–2004 Toronto Supra 75 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Lombardo (born February 24, 1974) is an Argentinian former footballer who had stints in Argentina, and Canada.

Playing career

In 1993, Lombardo began his career in the Primera D Metropolitana with Victoriano Arenas. [1] In 1997, he played abroad in the USISL A-League with the Toronto Lynx. [2] [3] He made his debut on July 5, 1997, in a match against the Richmond Kickers, coming on as a substitute for Paul Stalteri. [4] Throughout the season he appeared in five matches. [5] He helped Toronto finish fourth in the Northeastern division, which resulted in a playoff berth. Their opponents in the first round of the postseason were the Montreal impact, where the Lynx lost the series by a score of 6–1 on goals of aggregate. [6] [7]

In 2001, he signed with the Toronto Supra of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [8] He recorded his first goal for the club on June 6, 2001, in a match against St. Catharines Wolves. [9] Lombardo helped Toronto finish third in the overall standings, and secured a postseason berth. In the CPSL Championship final Supra faced St. Catharines Wolves, but lost to a score of 1–0. [10] In 2004, he assisted Toronto Supra in securing their first divisional title the Eastern Conference title. [11]

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  2. ↑ "TORONTO LYNX 1997 ROSTER". 1998-02-14. Archived from the original on February 14, 1998. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Soccer - A-League". Newspapers.com. Montreal Gazette. June 18, 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Kickin Them When They're Down". Sports Report Service. July 5, 1997.
  5. ↑ "Christian Lombardo | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. ↑ "1997 Game By Game Results". 2003-06-02. Archived from the original on June 2, 2003. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. ↑ "Tilley Time - Revenge is sweet for hat trick hero". Sports Report Service. September 8, 1997.
  8. ↑ "torontosupra.com". 2004-07-12. Archived from the original on 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2016-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Wolves on Top". June 6, 2001. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  10. ↑ "2001 CPSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 14, 2001.
  11. ↑ "It's Playoff Time in the CPSL". October 1, 2004. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
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