Andrés Miguel Grande (born 29 October 1976) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. El Papá de la gran estrella que no supo brillar, Michele "El Tano" Grande.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Miguel Grande | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1998 | Argentinos Juniors | 24 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Bastia | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Ferro (Argentina) | 24 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Gueugnon | 11 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Belluno | ||
| 2006 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 2007–2008 | Carpi | ||
| 2008–2009 | Belluno | ||
| 2009–2010 | Trento | ||
| 2011 | Deportivo Español | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Before the second half of 1996–97, Grande was sent on loan to Spanish second tier side Las Palmas, where he made two league appearances.[1] On 18 January 1997, he debuted for Las Palmas during a 2–1 loss to Toledo.[1] In 1998, he signed for Bastia in the French Ligue 1.[2] In 2000, Grande signed for Argentine top flight club Ferro Carril Oeste, where he suffered a torn meniscus and consecutive relegations to the Argentine third tier.[3]
In 2001, he signed for Gueugnon in the French second tier but left due to a passport problem.[4] In 2002, Grande signed for Italian fourth tier team Belluno, helping them earn promotion to the Italian third tier.[5] Before the 2006 season, he signed for Deportivo Quito in Ecuador.[6] In 2007, he signed returned to Italian fourth tier outfit Belluno. In 2009, Grande signed for Trento in the Italian fifth tier.[7] In 2011, he signed for Argentine side Deportivo Español.
International career edit
Grande represented the Argentina U17 national team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, helping them win it.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b Andrés Grande at BDFutbol
- ^ "SAISON 1998-1999". corsefootball.fr.
- ^ "Profile". enunabaldosa.com.
- ^ "Volver a empezar". argentinos-juniors.com.
- ^ "Muchos saludos a los amigos y a los parientes de Andres Miguel Grande". digilander.libero.it (Archived). Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
- ^ "D. Quito recibió a sus tres jugadores extranjeros". teradeportes.com.
- ^ ""Italia, forza. Resisti Che anni meravigliosi con la maglia del Trento"". giornaletrentino.it.
- ^ ""Io, Andrés Grande che con Diego Maradona ho giocato per davvero"". giornaletrentino.it.
External links edit
- Andrés Grande at BDFA (in Spanish)
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