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Cristian Villanueva

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Cristian Villanueva
Personal information
Full name Cristian Damián Villanueva
Date of birth (1983-12-25) 25 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth General Roca, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Deportivo Roca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Deportivo Roca 92 (3)
2008–2018 Olimpo 218 (3)
2018–2019 Sansinena 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Damián Villanueva (born 25 December 1983) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Career

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Villanueva began his career in 2001 with Deportivo Roca.[2] He remained with the club for seven years in Torneo Argentino B, scoring three times in ninety-two matches between the 2001–02 and 2007–08 seasons.[2] In July 2008, Villanueva joined Primera B Nacional side Olimpo.[1] He made his professional debut against Aldosivi on 16 August, before scoring his first goal on 4 October versus Tiro Federal.[1] In his first two seasons, he made fifty-three appearances as Olimpo won promotion to the Argentine Primera División in 2009–10.[1] He netted his first top-flight goal in December 2010 v. Newell's Old Boys.[1][3][4] He left in 2018, after ten years with Olimpo.[1]

Villanueva subsequently signed for Sansinena of Torneo Federal A.[1][5]

Career statistics

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As of 7 July 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpo 2008–09 Primera B Nacional 27 1 0 0 0 0 27 1
2009–10 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2010–11 Primera División 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
2011–12 25 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
2012–13 Primera B Nacional 32 1 1 0 0 0 33 1
2013–14 Primera División 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2014 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
2015 12 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 0
2016 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17 22 0 2 0 0 0 24 0
2017–18 13 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
Total 218 3 10 0 1 0 229 3
Sansinena 2018–19 Torneo Federal A 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 233 3 11 0 1 0 245 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs

Honours

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Olimpo[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Cristian Villanueva profile". Soccerway. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cristian Villanueva profile". BDFA. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Cristian Villanueva, el nuevo capitán de Olimpo elegido por Mario Sciacqua". PressReader. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "El roquense Cristian Villanueva prueba de qué está hecho el campeón". Río Negro. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Cristian Villanueva: "puedo decir que mi carrera es un poco particular"". Rio Negro. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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