Lionel Altamirano

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Lionel Altamirano
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Altamirano with Rangers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lionel Alejandro Altamirano
Date of birth (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Laguna Paiva  [ es ], Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Deportes La Serena
Number 9
Youth career
Atlético Rafaela
Unión Santa Fe
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Unión Santa Fe 12 (0)
2012–2013Deportivo Merlo (loan) 11 (0)
2015 Altos Hornos Zapla 26 (4)
2016–2017 Colegiales 50 (17)
2017–2018 Estudiantes BA 51 (23)
2019 Santiago Wanderers 21 (5)
2020–2021 Deportes Puerto Montt 25 (11)
2021 Universidad de Concepción 28 (11)
2022–2023 Rangers 54 (24)
2024– Deportes La Serena 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024

Lionel Alejandro Altamirano (born 11 November 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Deportes La Serena.

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Club career

Born in Laguna Paiva  [ es ], Santa Fe, Argentina, Altamirano was with Atlético Rafaela before joining Unión de Santa Fe. He was promoted to the first team in 2012 by Frank Kudelka. [2] [3] In July of the same year, he was loaned to Deportivo Merlo. [4] He returned to Unión in April 2013. [2]

In 2015, he played for Altos Hornos Zapla. [5] The next year, he switched to Colegiales de Munro. [6]

In the second half of 2017, Altamirano joined Estudiantes de Buenos Aires. [7]

In 2019, he moved to Chile and signed with Santiago Wanderers. [8] The next season, he joined Deportes Puerto Montt, switching to Universidad de Concepción in March 2021. [9]

In 2022 and 2023, Altamirano played for Rangers de Talca. [10] In 2024, he switched to Deportes La Serena. [11]

Personal life

Lionel is the nephew of the former Argentine international footballer, Ricardo Altamirano. [3] [12]

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References

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  10. "Lionel Altamirano se despidió de Rangers de Talca". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. "Lionel Altamirano llega a potenciar el ataque de Deportes La Serena". Campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ""No cobraba casi nunca; nos cagaron": la tortuosa ruta al éxito del goleador del Ascenso". Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.