Cristian Villanueva
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1983)}}
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| fullname = Cristian Damián Villanueva
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = General Roca, Argentina
| position = Defender
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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Deportivo Roca
| years1 = 2001–2008 |clubs1 = Deportivo Roca |caps1 = 92 |goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2008–2018 |clubs2 = Olimpo |caps2 = 218 |goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = Sansinena |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 0
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Cristian Damián Villanueva (born 25 December 1983) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender.{{cite news|title=Cristian Villanueva profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/cristian-villanueva/50238/|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Soccerway|date=23 March 2018}}
Career
Villanueva began his career in 2001 with Deportivo Roca.{{cite news|title=Cristian Villanueva profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-CRISTIAN-DAMIAN-VILLANUEVA-20354.html|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=BDFA|date=23 March 2018}} He remained with the club for seven years in Torneo Argentino B, scoring three times in ninety-two matches between the 2001–02 and 2007–08 seasons. In July 2008, Villanueva joined Primera B Nacional side Olimpo. He made his professional debut against Aldosivi on 16 August, before scoring his first goal on 4 October versus Tiro Federal. In his first two seasons, he made fifty-three appearances as Olimpo won promotion to the Argentine Primera División in 2009–10. He netted his first top-flight goal in December 2010 v. Newell's Old Boys.{{cite news|title=Cristian Villanueva, el nuevo capitán de Olimpo elegido por Mario Sciacqua|url=https://www.pressreader.com/argentina/la-nueva/20170204/282810716011107|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=PressReader|date=4 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=El roquense Cristian Villanueva prueba de qué está hecho el campeón|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/deportes-podio/el-titi-prueba-de-que-esta-hecho-el-campeon-FX3415502|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Río Negro|date=25 August 2017}} He left in 2018, after ten years with Olimpo.
Villanueva subsequently signed for Sansinena of Torneo Federal A.{{cite news|title=Cristian Villanueva: "puedo decir que mi carrera es un poco particular"|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/cristian-villanueva-puedo-decir-que-mi-carrera-es-un-poco-particular-1388436/|accessdate=7 July 2020|work=Rio Negro|date=6 June 2020}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="12"|Olimpo
|rowspan="2|Primera B Nacional |27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10
|26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11
|rowspan="2|Primera División |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12
|25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|rowspan="1|Primera B Nacional |32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14
|rowspan="6|Primera División |29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2015
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!218 | 3 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 229 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Sansinena
|rowspan="2"|Torneo Federal A |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!233 | 3 | 11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 245 | 3 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|cristian-villanueva/50238}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Villanueva, Cristian}}
Category:Sportspeople from General Roca
Category:Footballers from Río Negro Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Torneo Argentino B players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Torneo Federal A players
Category:Deportivo Roca players
Category:Club Olimpo footballers