Cristian Villagra

Cristian Villagra (born 27 December 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División side Atlético Tucumán.

Cristian Villagra
Personal information
Full name Cristian Carlos Villagra
Date of birth (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985
Place of birth Morteros, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Tucumán
Number 35
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Rosario Central 30 (1)
2007–2010 River Plate 93 (3)
2010–2015 Metalist Kharkiv 101 (5)
2015–2017 Rosario Central 49 (1)
2017– Atlético Tucumán 6 (0)
National team
2010 Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Villagra began his career with Rosario Central in 2005, his form bringing him to the attention of River Plate. During the 2007 January transfer window, Villagra was signed by River as part of deal that also saw Juan Ojeda and Marco Rubén switch from Rosario Central to River Plate.

International career

Villagra was called up to the national team for a friendly against Scotland on November 19, 2008, however he did not leave the bench. On May 5, 2010, he finally made his first appearance for the national team in a friendly against Haiti.

Personal life

Villagra's brother, Rodrigo, is also a professional footballer.[1] Their brother, Gonzalo, died from leukemia in June 2018; after Cristian had donated bone marrow in the preceding February.[1]

Titles
Season Club Title
Clausura 2008River PlateArgentine Primera

References
  1. "Dolor en el fútbol: murió el hermano de Cristian Villagra, a quien el jugador le había donado médula osea". Infobae. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.


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