Christian Cellay

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Christian Cellay

|image = CellayC.JPG

|image_size = 200px

|caption = Cellay with Estudiantes in 2010

|fullname= Christian Ariel Cellay{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=9 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182958/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}

|height= 1.72 m

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1981|9|5}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

|currentclub= UE Sant Julià

|clubnumber= 3

|position= Centre back, Full back

|youthyears1=

|youthclubs1=

|years1= 1999–2008

|clubs1= Huracán

|caps1= 147

|goals1= 9

|years2= 2008–2010

|clubs2= Estudiantes

|caps2= 51

|goals2= 4

|years3= 2010–2013

|clubs3= Boca Juniors

|caps3= 31

|goals3= 2

|years4= 2011–2012

|clubs4= → Estudiantes (loan)

|caps4= 24

|goals4= 2

|years5= 2014–2015

|clubs5= Rangers

|caps5= 7

|goals5= 0

|years6= 2015–2016

|clubs6= Mushuc Runa

|caps6= 34

|goals6= 4

|years7= 2016–2017

|clubs7= Gimnasia de Jujuy

|caps7= 4

|goals7= 1

|years8= 2017

|clubs8= UE Sant Julià

|caps8= 6

|goals8= 0

|years9= 2017–2019

|clubs9= UE Engordany

|caps9= 39

|goals9= 5

|years10= 2019–2021

|clubs10= UE Sant Julià

|caps10= 23

|goals10= 1

|years11= 2021-2023

|clubs11= UE Engordany

|caps11= 10

|goals11= 3

|nationalyears1 = 2011 |nationalteam1 = Argentina |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0

|pcupdate = 02 February 2016

|ntupdate =

}}

Christian Ariel Cellay (born September 5, 1981) is an Argentine former football player, who played as a defender. He is currently president of UE Engordany

Career

Cellay started his professional career with Huracán where he made 147 league appearances. He transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata in 2008.[http://www.futbol91.com/christian-cellay-nuevo Futbol 91 article] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006131049/http://www.futbol91.com/christian-cellay-nuevo |date=October 6, 2008 }} In 2009, he won the 2009 Copa Libertadores championship with Estudiantes.

In June 2010, Cellay was bought by Boca Juniors for US$2 million fee, plus the loan of Facundo Roncaglia.{{cite news |title=Oficial: Boca compró al mejor defensor de Estudiantes |newspaper=Télam: Deportes |date=2010-06-24 |url=http://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=190598&id=363343&dis=1&sec=1 |language=Spanish |accessdate=2010-06-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629220806/http://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=190598&id=363343&dis=1&sec=1 |archivedate=2011-06-29 }}

On 29 January 2014, was reported that Cellay joined Primera División club Rangers of Chile.{{cite news |title=Christian Cellay jugará en Rangers de Talca |url=http://www.foxsportsla.com/noticias/139500-christian-cellay-jugara-en-rangers-de-talca?country=cl |language=Spanish |date=29 January 2014 |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903120356/http://www.foxsportsla.com/noticias/139500-christian-cellay-jugara-en-rangers-de-talca?country=cl |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead }} However, he failed to continue at Maule Region team after their relegation to second-tier and was linked with a move to Paraguayan sides of Olimpia and Sol de América.{{cite news|title=Christian Cellay, en la mira de Olimpia y Sol de América |url=http://www.goal.com/es-cl/news/4820/mercado-de-pases/2014/07/24/4982158/christian-cellay-en-la-mira-de-olimpia-y-sol-de-am%C3%A9rica |language=Spanish |date=24 July 2014 }}

After playing in Ecuador for a season in the Mushuc Runa club Cellay moved to the second tier of the Argentinean football system as player of Gimnasia de Jujuy. Christian Cellay signed in 2017 by UE Sant Julià of Andorra in the European football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bondia.ad/esports/un-campio-de-la-copa-libertadores-al-tic-tapa|title=Un campió de la Copa Libertadores, al Tic Tapa}}

=International appearances and goals=

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Final score	Goal	Result	Competition
class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:85%;"
1.	September 14, 2011	Córdoba, Argentina	{{fb\|Brazil}}	0–0	0	Draw	2011 Roca Cup.{{cite web\|title=Brasil y Argentina se enfrentarán en septiembre\|url=http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1486247.html\|publisher=FIFA\|accessdate=18 August 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015174617/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1486247.html\|archive-date=15 October 2012\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web\|title=Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil\|url=http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14928:acreditaciones-de-prensa-para-argentina-brasil&catid=164:seleccion-mayor&Itemid=66\|publisher=AFA\|accessdate=29 August 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320022110/http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14928%3Aacreditaciones-de-prensa-para-argentina-brasil&catid=164%3Aseleccion-mayor&Itemid=66\|archivedate=20 March 2012}}
2.	September 28, 2011	Belém, Brazil	{{fb\|Brazil}}	2–0	0	Lost	2011 Roca Cup.

Honours

=Club=

;Huracán

Primera B Nacional (1): 1999–00

;Estudiantes de La Plata

Copa Libertadores (1): 2009

;Boca Juniors

Torneo Apertura (1): 2011
Copa Argentina (1): 2012

References

External links

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120906193132/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12420&SEOFutbolista=Cellay+Christian+Ariel Argentine Primera statistics]}} {{in lang|es}} {{dead link|date=October 2017}}
{{ESPN FC|80105}}
{{Cite web |url=http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/futbol/ficha/cellay-christian |title=Christian Cellay at Boca Juniors' official website |access-date=2010-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919092852/http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/futbol/ficha/cellay-christian |archive-date=2010-09-19 |url-status=bot: unknown |language=es}}
[http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=1075&OpTipoTorneos=6 Christian Cellay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706081440/http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=1075&OpTipoTorneos=6 |date=2011-07-06 }} at Historia de Boca.com {{in lang|es}}
[https://www.lapreferente.com/J111513C9174/ue-engordany/cellay.html Christian Cellay] at La Preferente

Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers

Category:Argentina men's international footballers

Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers

Category:Copa Libertadores–winning players

Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers

Category:Boca Juniors footballers

Category:Rangers de Talca footballers