Luis Closa

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Luis Closa
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Closa González
Date of birth (1984-03-10) 10 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 12 de Octubre
2007 Martín Ledesma
2008–2010 Rubio Ñu
2011 Deportes Tolima 9 (1)
2011 Rubio Ñu 9 (1)
2012 Atlético Sarmiento
2012 Sport Boys 5 (0)
2013 Martín Ledesma
2013 San Lorenzo
2014 Tampines Rovers 11 (4)
2014–2015 San José 10 [1] (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Alberto Closa (born 10 March 1984), commonly known as Luis Closa, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Luis Closa has played for 10 professional clubs in his career, in countries like Paraguay, Colombia, Argentina, Perú and Singapore. He started off his career with 12 de Octubre, before moving out of Paraguay to Columbia to join Deportes Tolima.

Although he returned to Paraguayan side Club Rubio Ñu in 2011, he left for Argentina in 2012, before returning to his home country in 2013. He subsequently joined five-time S.League champions Tampines Rovers in 2014. [2]

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References

  1. Luis Closa at Soccerway
  2. "Stags secure signing of Luis Closa". tampinesroversfc.com. Tampines Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.