Cristian Villagra

Cristian Villagra
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Carlos Villagra
Date of birth	27 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Morteros, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	9 de Julio
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	9 de Julio
2005–2006	Rosario Central
2007–2010	River Plate
2010–2015	Metalist Kharkiv
2015–2017	Rosario Central
2017–2018	Atlético Tucumán
2018–2021	9 de Julio
International career
2010	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated October 31, 2024

Cristian Carlos Villagra (born 27 December 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Villagra began his career with Rosario Central in 2005, his form bringing him to the attention of River Plate. During the 2007 January transfer window, Villagra was signed by River as part of deal that also saw Juan Ojeda and Marco Rubén switch from Rosario Central to River Plate.

International career

Villagra was called up to the national team for a friendly against Scotland on November 19, 2008, however he did not leave the bench. On May 5, 2010, he finally made his first appearance for the national team in a friendly against Haiti.

Personal life

Villagra's brother, Rodrigo, is also a professional footballer.^[1] Their brother, Gonzalo, died from leukemia in June 2018; after Cristian had donated bone marrow in the preceding February.^[1]

Titles

Season	Club	Title
Clausura 2008	River Plate	Argentine Primera

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References

1 2 "Dolor en el fútbol: murió el hermano de Cristian Villagra, a quien el jugador le había donado médula osea". Infobae. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

External links

Player profile on the River Plate website (in Spanish)
Argentine Primera statistics ^[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
Cristian Villagra at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
Cristian Villagra at Soccerway
Cristian Villagra at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

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[Infobae-1] 1 2 "Dolor en el fútbol: murió el hermano de Cristian Villagra, a quien el jugador le había donado médula osea". Infobae. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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