César Delgado

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César Delgado
Personal information
Full name	César Fabián Delgado Godoy
Date of birth	August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) (age 27)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club	Olympique Lyonnais
Number	19
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2003 2003–2007 2008–	Rosario Central Cruz Azul Lyon	065 (14) 151 (61) 009 0(1)
National team
2003–	Argentina	020 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Delgado and the second is Godoy.

César Fabián "Chelito" Delgado Godoy (born August 18, 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Lyon. He's nicknamed after Marcelo Delgado, whose nickname is El Chelo, because of similar last names.

[edit] Career

César "chelito" started his career in Rosario Central.

Delgado joined Cruz Azul for the 2003 Apertura, where he finished with 16 appearances and eight goals. Delgado made 21 appearances in the subsequent Apertura, again notching eight goals. In the 2004 Apertura, Delgado scored another six goals in 15 games. On 8 January 2008 he was sold to French giants Lyon for 11,000,000 euros.^[1] Delgado made his Ligue 1 debut on January 20, 2008 against RC Lens.

[edit] International career

Delgado played several matches for the Argentina national football team during its 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign. However, due to injury Delgado did not make the 23-man roster for the 2006 World Cup. "El Chelito" also played for the team in the Copa América 2004, scoring one goal, and was part of the gold medal winning Argentinian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Career Stats

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Goals
2007/2008	Lyon	France	Ligue 1	4	0
2007/2008	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	--	--
2006/2007	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	27	7
2005/2006	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	38	38
2004/2005	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	33	16
2003/2004	Cruz Azul	Mexico	Primera División de México	37	16
2002/2003	Rosario Central	Argentina	Primera División Argentina	38	11
2001/2002	Rosario Central	Argentina	Primera División Argentina	27	3
			Total	200	71

[edit] Honours

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold	2004 Athens	Team Competition

• Olympic Games: 2004
• Ligue 1 Winner : 2007/08 with Olympique Lyonnais.
• Copa Panamericana 2007 : with Cruz Azul.
• Coupe de France 2007-2008: with Olympique Lyonnais.

[edit] References

• [1] (Spanish)
• [2]

[edit] External links

• Video Compilation with goals and assists for Cruz Azul and National Team
• [3]
• [4]

v • d • e Argentina squad – Copa América 2004 Runners-up 1 Abbondanzieri • 2 Ayala • 3 Sorín • 4 Quiroga • 5 Mascherano • 6 Heinze • 7 Saviola • 8 Zanetti • 9 Figueroa • 10 D'Alessandro • 11 Tévez • 12 Cavallero • 13 Placente • 14 Rodriguez • 15 Fernández • 16 L.González • 17 M.González • 18 K.González • 19 Delgado • 20 Medina • 21 Rosales • 22 Coloccini • Coach: Bielsa

v • d • e Argentina squad – 2004 Olympic Gold Medalists 1 Caballero • 2 Ayala • 3 Heinze • 4 Fernandez • 5 K. Gonzalez • 6 Coloccini • 7 Saviola • 8 Mascherano • 9 Figueroa • 10 Tévez • 11 Delgado • 12 Rosales • 13 Rodríguez • 14 Medina • 15 D'Alessandro • 16 L. González • 17 Scocco • 18 Lux • Coach: Bielsa

v • d • e Argentina squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-up 1 Franco • 2 Samuel • 3 Sorín • 4 Zanetti • 5 Cambiasso • 6 Heinze • 7 Tévez • 8 Riquelme • 9 Saviola • 10 Aimar • 11 Delgado • 12 Lux • 13 G.J. Rodríguez • 14 Milito • 15 Placente • 16 Coloccini • 17 Bernardi • 18 Santana • 19 Maxi Rodríguez • 20 Demichelis • 21 Figueroa • 22 Galletti • 23 Caballero • Coach: Pekerman