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Full name | Claudia Inés Burkart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 22 February 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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–Present | Club Atlético San Isidro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001–2015 | Argentina | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: 8 September 2015 |
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