Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Fernando Gancedo | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1971 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | ||
Total | 415 | (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.
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
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