Leonardo Astrada

Leo Astrada
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Rubén Astrada
Date of birth	6 January 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–2000	River Plate
2000	Grêmio
2001–2003	River Plate
National team
1991–1999	Argentina
Teams managed
2004–2005	River Plate
2006	Rosario Central
2007–2008	Colón
2008–2009	Estudiantes L.P.
2009–2010	River Plate
2011	Cerro Porteño
2012	Argentinos Juniors
2014–2015	Cerro Porteño
2015	Atlético de Rafaela
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of Apr 2015

Leonardo Rubén Astrada (born 6 January 1970) is a retired Argentine footballer, who went on to become a football manager. The last team he managed was Atlético de Rafaela.^[1]

Playing career[]

Astrada was born in Buenos Aires. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, winning ten major titles – making him the second most decorated player in the club's history (after Leonardo Ponzio).^[2] He played a total of 405 games for the club in all competitions.

He also played for Brazilian club Grêmio in the year 2000.

In addition, he played for the Argentina national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He made 32 appearances for Argentina scoring 1 goal.^[3]

Managerial career[]

After retirement in January 2004, he was appointed as manager for River Plate, and lasted one and a half years in the job.

In October 2005 he became the manager of Rosario Central, but He didn't have a good relationship with the board, and quickly quit his position. During the 2007–08 season he coached Colón but left his position in March 2008.

After an unsuccessful stint with Estudiantes de La Plata between 2008 and on 6 October 2009 River Plate officials have hired the coach to replace Néstor Gorosito, who recently quit after the 1–2 defeat against San Lorenzo. Astrada already managed River in the 2004–2005 season.^[4] In 2015, Astrada signed a contract with Atlético de Rafaela until the end of the season in the Argentinian first division.^[5]