Lucas Licht
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Matías Licht | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia La Plata | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2006 | Gimnasia La Plata | 132 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | Getafe | 70 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Racing Club | 56 | (1) |
| 2012– | Gimnasia La Plata | 91 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2015 | |||
Lucas Matías Licht (born 6 April 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata mainly as a left back but also as a left winger.
Football career
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Licht grew up in the youth academy of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, starting as a midfielder and making his professional debuts in 2001. For three years, Israeli club Maccabi Haifa F.C. had him on the club's transfer shortlist due to his Jewish heritage, as he would not count as a foreigner;[1] he eventually joined Maccabi Netanya F.C. for a trial, but they decided not to offer him a contract.
After one more trial in Israel, with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC, Licht returned to Argentina where he played one last season with Gimnasia.[2] In 2006's Clausura, he struck from 40 meters to score the game's only goal away against Club Atlético Independiente.[3][4]
On 17 July 2006 Licht joined La Liga side Getafe CF, signing a four-year contract.[5] In his first season he only appeared in eight games as a backup to Javier Paredes, but, as the latter signed with Real Zaragoza, he became the undisputed starter; on 22 December 2007 he scored his first goal for the Madrid outskirts team in a 2–0 win at UD Almería,[6] adding eight appearances in the side's quarterfinal run in the UEFA Cup.
On 13 December 2009, after having been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Míchel – he did not make the list of 18 in the vast majority of the official matches – Licht was released[7] and returned to his country, penning a three-year deal with Racing Club de Avellaneda.[8]
See also
References
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- ↑ Gimnasia le dio otro golpe a Independiente (Gimnasia struck another blow at Independiente); Infobae, 19 February 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ Licht's half-volley; at YouTube
- ↑ Lucas Licht se va a jugar al Getafe (Lucas Licht goes to Getafe); TyC Sports, 17 July 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ Almeria 0–2 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 22 December 2007
- ↑ Licht se desvincula del Getafe (Licht cuts ties with Getafe); Getafe's official website, 13 December 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Lucas Licht fue presentado como el primer refuerzo para 2010 (Lucas Licht presented as first 2010 signing) (Spanish)
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- Lucas Licht profile at BDFutbol
- Lucas Licht at Soccerway
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine people of German-Jewish descent
- Argentine Jews
- Argentine footballers
- Jewish sportspeople
- Jewish Argentine sportspeople
- Association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- La Liga players
- Getafe CF footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriates in Spain
