Leonardo Andrés Medina Gutiérrez (born 30 May 1977) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Andrés Medina Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Sud América | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rentistas | ||
| 2002 | Real Cartagena | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Deportivo Colonia | 27 | (13) |
| 2004–2006 | Liverpool Montevideo | 78 | (32) |
| 2006 | Chiapas | 11 | (1) |
| 2007 | Audax Italiano | 37 | (17) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Pereira | 21 | (6) |
| 2009 | Huracán | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | Oriente Petrolero | 12 | (4) |
| 2010 | Cienciano | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Miramar Misiones | 22 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Cerro | 7 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Central Español (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sud América (youth) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Liverpool Montevideo (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Miramar Misiones (youth) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Miramar Misiones | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Medina has played for clubs in his homeland of Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico and Chile, where he enjoyed success with Audax Italiano. He also played in the Argentine Primera for Huracán.[1]
Medina has participated in international club tournaments, Copa Libertadores 2007 and Copa Sudamericana 2007, where he made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals, both with Audax Italiano.
Club career edit
Oriente Petrolero edit
In July 2009, he joined Bolivian side Oriente Petrolero.[2] On August 24, 2009, he got sent off together with Blooming defender Sergio Jáuregui, after a clash. While leaving the field, Jáuregui performed a running kick to Medina's face, knocking him unconscious.[3] After a short spell with Oriente, he moved to Peruvian club Cienciano.[4]
Cienciano edit
After a short spell with Oriente, he moved to Peru and joined Cienciano during January 2010.[5] but left the club in July due to lack of playing time.
References edit
- ^ Leonardo Medina ya es refuerzo de Huracán ofisports.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Leonardo Medina fue presentado en Oriente Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine facetasdeportivastv.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Pelea entre Blooming y Oriente Petrolero (patada criminal) 24/08/09 youtube.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Leonardo Medina llega a Cienciano Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine elmundo.com.bo
- ^ Ex Oriente, Leonardo Medina, se fue a Cienciano Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine facetasdeportivastv.com (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Leonardo Medina – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Leonardo Medina – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived July 11, 2011) (in Spanish)
- Leonardo Medina at ESPN FC
- Leonardo Medina at Soccerway
- Leonardo Medina at PlaymakerStats.com (Player)
- Leonardo Medina at PlaymakerStats.com (Manager)