Years Team Role Footballer 1997–1999 Almagro Height 1.79 m | 1999–2002 San Lorenzo Name Lucas Pusineri | |
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Full name Lucas Andres Pusineri Bignone Date of birth (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 39) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
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Lucas Andrés Pusineri Bignone (born 16 July 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a midfielder and had success in San Lorenzo and Independiente.
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Footballing career
Pusineri started his professional football career in 1998 with a local club in Almagro, he had an impressive season of scoring 11 goals in 29 games, he was quickly signed by San Lorenzo where he helped the club to win the Clausura 2001 championship.
During his three years with Club Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro, Pusineri made 61 appearances and scored 11 goals. In 2002, Pusineri was snapped up by Independiente, where he played a part in their championship season in Apertura 2002. In 2003, he moved to Russian Premier League side FC Saturn. After failing to make any impact on European soil, Pusineri decided to move back to Independiente in season 2004/2005.
In 2006, Pusineri was signed by Daniel Passarella, who took over from Reinaldo Merlo as the manager of River Plate but returned once again to Independiente in 2007.