Leandro Delgado

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Leandro Delgado
Personal information
Full name Leandro Javier Delgado Plenkovich
Date of birth (1982-07-15) 15 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Puerto Montt, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre Back
Youth career
1992–2002 Puerto Montt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Puerto Montt
2007 → Cobreloa (loan)
2008–2010 Everton 38 (3)
2010–2011 Unión Española 60 (3)
2012–2013 Colo-Colo 33 (0)
2013–2014 Deportes Iquique 25 (0)
2014–2016 Huachipato 42 (1)
2017–2018 Puerto Montt 28 (1)
Total226(8)
International career‡
2011 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2021

Leandro Javier Delgado Plenkovich (born July 15, 1982) was a Chilean footballer of Croatian descent.

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Career

Leandro Delgado started his career in Puerto Montt, at those times in the Primera División Chilena, alternating his playing position between defence and the midfield. In 2007 season, Delgado was transferred on loan to Cobreloa, and played Apertura and Clausura tournaments. In 2008, Delgado signed with Everton where he played for two seasons and won the 2008 Torneo Apertura. In 2010, Unión Española have signed the defender from Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar to reinforce its squad for the current season. [2]

On January 5, 2012, it was reported that Delgado came to an agreement with Chilean giants Colo-Colo with the "albos" buying the 100% of his pass to Unión Española, and with a contract for three years. [3]

International career

Delgado made his debut for Chile national football team in a friendly match against Paraguay on December 21, 2011 at the orders of team manager Claudio Borghi. [4]

Personal life

Leandro Delgado Plenković is of Croatian descent. The surname Plenković has his origin in the town of Svirče, near the city of Jelsa, Croatia on the island of Hvar.

Honours

Club

Everton

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References

  1. ↑ "Leandro Delgado". unionespanola.cl. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Leandro Delgado es el nuevo refuerzo hispano Archived 2014-06-27 at archive.today
  3. ↑ Leandro Delgado firma con Colo-Colo por tres años
  4. ↑ Leandro Delgado y su nominación a La Roja: "Es el sueño de todos


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