Martín Astudillo

Martín Astudillo
Personal information
Full name Martín Mauricio Astudillo
Date of birth (1977-10-11) 11 October 1977
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Godoy Cruz 55 (3)
1997–1999 Gimnasia Jujuy 67 (2)
1999–2009 Alavés 311 (19)
2008 → Osasuna (loan) 13 (1)
2009–2010 Rosario Central 11 (0)
2012 Deportivo Maipú
2014–2015 Atlético Argentino
Total 457 (25)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Martín Mauricio Astudillo (born 11 October 1977) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.

He played during one full decade in Spain with Alavés, appearing in 149 games in La Liga and 162 in Segunda División.

Football career

Born in Mendoza, Astudillo started his career in the Argentine second level, with Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba of Mendoza Province. In 1997 he was signed by Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy of the Primera División, and two years later moved to Deportivo Alavés in Spain.

An instant first-choice, Astudillo scored four league goals in his first season, and was instrumental in the Basque side's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup the next year.[1] In the following campaign he only missed one match and netted on five occasions, helping his team finish seventh in La Liga.

Astudillo remained loyal to Alavés throughout the vast majority of his Spanish stint, playing in divisions one and two as they were twice relegated from the former (in 2003–04, he collected a season-worst 19 yellow cards). However, in January 2008, he rejoined the top flight, signing on loan with CA Osasuna who had lost another central midfielder, Javad Nekounam, severely injured in preseason.[2]

During the season, Astudillo was instrumental in helping the Navarrese barely escape relegation as he scored the game's only goal at RCD Espanyol on 13 April 2008.[3] In August 2009, after Alavés suffered relegation to the third tier, he bought out the remainder of his contract and returned to his country after ten years, joining Rosario Central;[4] he appeared in a best ever 346 official matches for his main club.

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal". UEFA.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Astudillo: "Ha sido importante recobrar la ilusión por jugar en Primera" (Astudillo: "To regain the illusion for playing in Primera was important"); Diario de Navarra, 1 February 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Espanyol 0–1 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2008
  4. ↑ Astudillo se desvincula del Alavés para fichar por el Rosario de Argentina (Astudillo cuts ties with Alavés to sign for Rosario in Argentina); Marca, 31 July 2009 (Spanish)
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