Cristian Villagra

Cristian Villagra

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Carlos Villagra
Date of birth	(1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 36)
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)

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

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]

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References[]

External links[]

• Player profile on the River Plate website (in Spanish)
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)

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