Jonathan Santana

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Jonathan Santana
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Santana Gehre
Date of birth (1981-10-19) 19 October 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cerro Porteño
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 San Telmo 35 (3)
2000–2001 Almagro 14 (0)
2001 San Lorenzo 3 (0)
2002–2003 Nueva Chicago 33 (3)
2003–2005 San Lorenzo 62 (3)
2005–2006 River Plate 24 (4)
2006–2010 VfL Wolfsburg 41 (1)
2009 San Lorenzo (loan) 10 (2)
2010–2012 Kayserispor 35 (4)
2012 Libertad 15 (2)
2012–2013 Independiente 15 (2)
2013 Belgrano de Córdoba 2 (0)
2014– Cerro Porteño 45 (2)
International career
2007– Paraguay 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2015

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Jonathan Santana Gehre (born 19 October 1981) is a Paraguayan Argentine football midfielder who plays for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.

Santana was a key part of Paraguay's national team whilst under management of Tata Martino, featuring in three major competitions since his called up to the squad in 2007, the 2007 Copa América, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América. Santana missed the final of the latter due to a red card in the semi-final against Venezuela.

Career

Club

Santana started his career at San Telmo of the Argentine 3rd Division. He went on to play for a number of Argentine Primera clubs, including San Lorenzo and River Plate. In August 2006 he signed a five-year contract with German VfL Wolfsburg. In the winter of 2009, he was loaned out to San Lorenzo.

On 26 July 2010, the Turkish club Kayserispor announced the hiring of the Paraguayan midfielder for three seasons.

Santana debuted for Cerro Porteño in a 3–1 away victory against Club 12 de Octubre on 16 February 2014, Santana was substituted onto the field for Fidencio Oviedo in the 83rd minute of the match.[1]

National team

In June 2007, Santana received Paraguayan citizenship (his mother is a Paraguayan citizen born in San Ignacio, Misiones Department and Argentina did not recognize dual citizenship).[2] He played for Paraguay in the 2007 Copa América. He was also named in Paraguay's final 23-men squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He entered the field during Paraguay's first game, a 1–1 draw with Italy, but suffered an injury during the match. However, as Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino had already made the three available substitutions, Santana had to stay on the field and play injured for the remaining time.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2014 9 0 1 0 10 0
Career total

Honours

San Lorenzo
VfL Wolfsburg

References

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