Leonel Gancedo

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Pipa Gancedo
Personal information
Full name Leonel Fernando Gancedo
Date of birth (1971-01-23) 23 January 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UD Lanzarote (Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1996 Argentinos Juniors 145 (19)
1996–2000 River Plate 112 (6)
2000–2003 Osasuna 81 (5)
2003–2004 Real Murcia 17 (0)
2004–2005 Huracán 15 (1)
2006 América de Cali 5 (1)
2007 River Plate PR 7 (3)
2007–2008 Deportivo Morón 30 (18)
2012–2013 Independiente de Monte 3 (0)
2018– FC Encamp
Total415(53)
Managerial career
2018– FC Encamp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonel Fernando "Pipa" Gancedo (born 23 January 1971) is an Argentine former professional footballer who is currently player-manager of Andorran club FC Encamp.

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Gancedo, a midfielder, played for River Plate for four years, winning five domestic titles, as well as the 1996 Copa Libertadores and the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores with the club. [1] He later served as the club's sporting director. [2]

He joined FC Encamp, aged 47, in September 2018. [3] On May 31, 2023, the Argentinian was announced as the new Manager of UD Lanzarote

Honours

River Plate

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References

  1. "¿Qué es de la vida de Gancedo?". La Página Millonaria (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. "Milan: keen on Vangioni. Juve: back for Embolo". Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. "El "Pipa" Gancedo vuelve al fútbol con 47 años: será DT y jugador e intentará convencer a Saviola para que lo acompañe". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.