Cristian Ledesma (footballer, born 1978)
 Ledesma with Olympiacos in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Raúl Ledesma | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Argentinos Juniors | 54 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | River Plate | 43 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Hamburger SV | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | Monterrey | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | Colón | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | River Plate | 23 | (0) |
| 2005 | Racing Club | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | (2) |
| 2007 | San Lorenzo | 17 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Olympiacos | 32 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Colón | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | River Plate | 45 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Argentinos Juniors | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 389 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Tigre | ||
| 2022–2024 | Inter Miami II (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Inter Miami II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born 29 December 1978 in San Isidro) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He is nicknamed Lobo ("Wolf"). He is currently the head coach for MLS Next Pro club Inter Miami II.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Ledesma began his professional footballing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1997. He then played for River Plate, Hamburger SV in Germany, Monterrey in Mexico, Colón and Racing Club.
After winning the Argentinian league with San Lorenzo, Ledesma was signed by the Greek champions Olympiacos, for roughly €1,800,000 giving him an opportunity to play in the Greek league and the UEFA Champions League. After one year with Olympiacos, he was loaned back to San Lorenzo for one season in August 2008.
On 13 July 2010, Ledesma returned to Colón on a free transfer.[2]
International
[edit]He made his national team debut against Chile, 19 April 2007. He was called up to a friendly against Norway on 22 August 2007 but did not appear. He made his second appearance for Argentina against Australia on 11 September. He made his final national team appearances in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Uruguay 11 October 2008 and against Chile 16 October 2008.
Coaching career
[edit]Tigre
[edit]On 18 December 2017, Ledesma was appointed as the head coach of Club Atlético Tigre.[3] He served until 24 September 2018.[4]
Inter Miami
[edit]Ledesma served as an assistant in the Inter Miami CF academy for the 2022 season and as an assistant for Inter Miami II in 2023 and 2024. He was appointed head coach of Inter Miami II ahead of the 2025 season.[5]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002, Final 2013–14
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2003
References
[edit]- ^ Inter Miami CF II Appoints Cristian ‘Lobo’ Ledesma as Head Coach, www.intermiamicf.com, 4 March 2025
- ^ "El Lobo Ledesma vuelve a Colón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Tigre anunció a Ledesma como técnico‚ tycsports.com, 18 December 2017
- ^ Cristian Ledesma dejó de ser el técnico de Tigre, diariojornada.com.ar, 24 September 2018
- ^ Inter Miami CF II Appoints Cristian ‘Lobo’ Ledesma as Head Coach, www.intermiamicf.com, 4 March 2025
External links
[edit]- Cristian Ledesma – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cristian Ledesma at Football Lineups
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 August 2012)
- Cristian Ledesma at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San Isidro, Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Bundesliga players
- Hamburger SV players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Super League Greece players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Inter Miami CF non-playing staff