José Sand

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José Sand
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Personal information
Full name José Gustavo Sand
Date of birth (1980-07-17) 17 July 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Bella Vista, Argentina
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lanús
Number 9
Youth career
1998–1999 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Colón 5 (1)
2000–2001 Independiente Rivadavia 17 (0)
2001–2002 Vitória 13 (4)
2002–2003 Defensores de Belgrano 47 (20)
2004–2005 River Plate 42 (8)
2005–2006 Banfield 33 (10)
2006–2007 Colón 24 (7)
2007–2009 Lanús 67 (51)
2009–2011 Al Ain 30 (31)
2011 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2012 Tijuana 34 (12)
2012–2013 Racing Club 21 (2)
2013–2014 Tigre 14 (1)
2014 Argentinos Juniors 7 (0)
2014 Boca Unidos 16 (4)
2015 Aldosivi 31 (12)
2016– Lanús 17 (15)
International career
2008 Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016

José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980; in Bella Vista, Corrientes), commonly known as José Sand and nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine footballer striker who currently plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

Early career

Sand started his professional career with River Plate in 1998. He then had his first spell with Colón between 1999 and 2000. In 2000 he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia of the Argentine 2nd Division. In 2000 he joined Brazilian side Vitória. In 2002 Sand returned to Argentina to play for Defensores de Belgrano, he then had a second spell with River Plate between 2004 and 2005. Between 2005 and 2006 he played for Banfield, he then returned to Colón in 2006 before joining Lanús in 2007.

Lanús

Sand started his Lanús career by getting sent off on his league debut in a 5-3 defeat to Independiente. He then went on to score 10 goals in his next 9 league games. His good scoring record of 15 goals in 15 games his first tournament with Lanús, established himself as a favourite amongst the fans. In 2007 he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title. Sand became top scorer in the Primera División Argentina for the first time in the Apertura 2008 championship with 15 goals in 19 games. In Clausura 2009 he became the first player to become top scorer in consecutive tournaments since Diego Maradona in 1980. Overall he scored 50 goals in 67 league matches and 6 in 12 Copa Libertadores matches.

Al Ain S.C.C.

On 7 August 2009, he was sold to the Al Ain S.C.C. of Abu Dhabi at $10 million, and presented in Valencia, Spain before media from all over Spain, Argentina and the UAE. He was given the number 9, previously worn by teammate Faisal Ali.[1] On his first match with Al Ain, he score his first goal on 9 August in a 2–1 lose against Villarreal B. Sand started this season in great form, and score 33 goal in all competitions and scored 3 hattricks in the league against Al Ahli, Al Shabab, Emirates. Sand awarded the 2009–10 Al Hadath Golden Boot, after scoring 24 goals in 20 league matches, average of 1.2 per match.[2]

Deportivo La Coruña

On 31 January 2011, Deportivo La Coruña announced on their official website that they had acquired the services of Sand for €500,000 on loan for six-months, with Deportivo will also have a buyout option from Al Ain for €3 million, which could be fulfilled during the summer.[3]

Club Tijuana

On 30 June 2011, he was sold to the Club Tijuana of México for $4 million.[4]

Racing Club

On 8 July 2012, he signed a contract with Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División.

Lanús

After a successful spell at Aldosivi, Sand returned to Lanús in December 2015 with the club declaring that he had 'returned home'.[5]

International career

In light of his excellent club form, Sand received his first-ever international call up from Alfio Basile to replace the suspended Carlos Tevez in the national squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifier with Chile in Santiago on 15 October 2008. He made his second appearance for Argentina in a friendly match against Panama on 20 May 2009.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2011[6][7]
Club Season League League Cup Cup2 Continental Friendly1 Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Al Ain 2009–10 20 24 4 6 5 1 2 5 4 7 9 40 42 5
2010–11 10 7 5 4 1 — 7 6 2 23 17 2
Total 30 31 4 11 9 1 3 5 4 14 15 2 63 59 7
Deportivo de La Coruña 2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 30 31 4 11 9 1 3 0 0 5 4 0 14 15 2 63 59 7

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Al Ain International Championship, Friendly Match.

2Includes other competitive competitions, including the UAE Super Cup, UAE President's Cup, Supercopa de España.

Honours

References

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