Name Lisandro Lopez Career start 2003 2003–2005 Racing Club Weight 74 kg | Years Team Height 1.74 m 2001–2003 Racing Club Role Footballer Salary 4.104 million EUR (2012) | |
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Date of birth (1983-03-02) 2 March 1983 (age 32) Place of birth Rafael Obligado, Argentina Current team Racing Club de Avellaneda (#30 / Forward) Similar People Michel Bastos, Lucho Gonzalez, Lionel Messi, Andres D\'Alessandro, Bafetimbi Gomis Profiles | ||
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Lisandro l pez olympique lyonnais 2009 2013 hd
Lisandro López (born 2 March 1983), sometimes known as simply Lisandro, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda. Primarily a striker, he is also capable of playing on the wings.
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- Lisandro l pez olympique lyonnais 2009 2013 hd
- Quand Lisandro Lopez devait remplacer Karim Benzema Aot 2009
- Racing Club
- Porto
- Lyon
- Al Gharafa Internacional
- International career
- Career statistics
- International goals
- Club
- Individual
- References
After starting out at Racing Club in 2003, López spent most of his professional career with Porto in Portugal and Lyon in France, winning eight major titles between the two teams.
Quand Lisandro Lopez devait remplacer Karim Benzema (Août 2009)
Racing Club
Born in Rafael Obligado, Buenos Aires Province, López started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Primera División, making his first-team debuts at the age of 19.
He was the league's top scorer in the 2004 Apertura tournament, going on to net more than 30 official goals during his three-year spell.
Porto
In April 2005, López signed for FC Porto for a transfer fee of €2.3 million, moving to Portugal alongside countryman Lucho González. His agents, Global Soccer Agencies (later renamed Rio Football Services), retained 50% of the player's rights– in the same transfer window, Luís Fabiano, whose rights were owned by GSA's sister company, "Global Soccer Investments" (75%), left the club. He scored seven Primeira Liga goals in his first season in 26 games, repeating the feat the following campaign while appearing in one match less; he also found the net in the 1–1 home draw against Rangers in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, adding two against Hamburger SV (also in that competition but in the following edition, 4–1 home win).
In 2007–08, as Porto were crowned league champions for the third consecutive time, López was the competition's top scorer, scoring 24 goals in 27 games and adding three in the season's Champions League. On 20 April 2008, he netted twice – also being booked – in a 2–0 home win against S.L. Benfica; midway through the campaign Porto rejected an offer from FC Zenit St. Petersburg, and the northerners eventually bought the remaining economic rights of the player, for €4.4 million.
López only scored ten goals in 2008–09, but finished fourth in the scoring list in the Champions League with six, only trailing Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard and Miroslav Klose. Porto wrapped up the season with the conquest of the Taça de Portugal, and he netted the game's only goal in a win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
Lyon
After the sale of Karim Benzema to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, López replaced him at Olympique Lyonnais, being transferred for a fee of €24 million, plus a €4 million bonus subject to performances. On 8 August, he scored on his Ligue 1 debut from a last-minute free-kick at Le Mans FC, in a 2–2 draw. He added a hat-trick against R.S.C. Anderlecht in the second leg of the Champions League qualifying round, in an eventual 8–2 aggregate win.
On 4 November 2009, López scored a decisive equaliser in a group game against Liverpool to ensure Lyon qualified for the knockout stage. Four days later he netted twice in three minutes in a 5–5 ligue draw against Olympique de Marseille, adding a further three the following month, against Lille OSC: the visitors led it 3–1 at half-time, but were eventually defeated 3–4.
On 30 March 2010, López scored twice in the 3–1 home victory against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the Champions League quarter-finals (3–2 aggregate win). He continued this good form with a goal in Lyon's 2–1 away win against Stade Rennais FC, four days later.
On the final day of the season, López assisted Miralem Pjanić in a 2–0 home win against Le Mans, a result which placed Lyon second in the league table, with the subsequent direct Champions League qualification. On 9 May 2010, he was named Ligue 1 Footballer of the Year.
On 2 October 2010, López scored in a 3–2 away win over AS Nancy for Lyon's second win of the campaign. He added two in the next ligue fixture – one from a penalty kick – a 3–1 defeat of Lille at the Stade de Gerland. On 20 October he found the net again, against Benfica in a 2–0 Champions League group stage win.
After a one-month spell without a goal, López finally added to his account by grabbing a last-minute goal in a 3–1 away win against RC Lens. He added two in another away fixture, against Montpellier HSC (2–1, the second coming in the fifth minute of stoppage time). Three days later Lyon, needing a point to secure passage to the knockout stages of the Champions League, played host to Hapoel Tel Aviv FC, and he opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, in an eventual 2–2 home draw.
López scored again in the next game for Les Gones in a 2–0 win over Toulouse FC, putting them up to second place in the table. He also found the net in the following game, a 1–1 draw against title holders Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome.
On 6 March 2011, after six scoreless games, López scored a hat-trick in the 5–0 thrashing of AC Arles-Avignon. In the 27th matchday he continued his run, opening the scoring in a 2–0 away win against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. On 10 April, he netted in the 90th minute in a 3–0 home win over Lens and found the net in the following two home fixtures (both 3–2 wins), against Montpellier and Marseille, with L'OL eventually finishing in third position; on the final day of the season he scored a goal in his team's 2–0 win over AS Monaco FC, condemning Les Rouge et Blanc to their first relegation in 35 years.
López started 2011–12 in fine form, scoring in Lyon's first two games, his first coming in the early stages of a 3–1 win at OGC Nice. The following weekend, against newly promoted AC Ajaccio, he hit the post twice in the first ten minutes and had several shots saved by Guillermo Ochoa, but was able to salvage a point for new coach Rémi Garde on his home debut with an excellent header in the 83rd minute.
On 8 January 2012, López scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win at AS Lyon Duchère for the Coupe de France. Three days later, he netted the 2–1 winner against Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue, in the 64th minute; on the 22nd, in his 100th official game for Lyon, he scored against Vendée Luçon Football for the French Cup round-of-32.
On 28 April 2012, López helped Lyon grab victory in the French Cup final, scoring the game's only goal against US Quevilly. In late April of the following year, he announced he was leaving the club in the summer transfer window, with Garde commenting:
I also wanted to make a huge tribute to Licha (López). I will not forget what he did.
Al-Gharafa / Internacional
On 8 August 2013, López signed for Qatari club Al-Gharafa Sports Club, for a fee of €7.2 million. In late February 2015 he changed clubs and countries again, joining Brazil's Sport Club Internacional on a two-year deal.
International career
In 2005, López was called up to the Argentina national team by José Pékerman, and he made his debut against Mexico on 10 March in a 1–1 friendly draw. After fantastic Porto performances, he was summoned three years later by Alfio Basile for exhibition games with Egypt, Mexico, the United States and Belarus.
On 12 August 2009, López scored one goal in Argentina's 3–2 victory over Russia at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow. Nine days later, he was called by national team boss Diego Maradona for the decisive encounters against Brazil and Paraguay for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was overlooked for the final stages in South Africa.