Leandro Testa
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{For|the Brazilian footballer, also known as Leandro Testa|Leandro Simioni}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}
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| name = Leandro Testa
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| fullname = Leandro Guido Testa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| height = {{height|meters=1.76}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Estudiantes LP (youth coach)
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| years1 = 1996–2002 | clubs1 = Estudiantes LP | caps1 = 116 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = Nueva Chicago | caps2 = 60 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = Arsenal de Sarandí | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = Nueva Chicago | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2007–2010 | clubs5 = Ferro Carril Oeste | caps5 = 65 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2010–2013 | clubs6 = Nueva Chicago | caps6 = | goals6 =
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| manageryears1 = 2013
| managerclubs1 = Nueva Chicago (management)
| manageryears2 = 2014–
| managerclubs2 = Estudiantes LP (youth)
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Leandro Guido Testa (born March 24, 1976, in General Belgrano, Buenos Aires) is a former footballer from Argentina who played as a defender.
Football career
Testa started out at Estudiantes de La Plata in 1996. He spent 6 years at the club, making 116 appearances during this period. In 2002, he chose to join Nueva Chicago where he indisputably earned a spot in the starting eleven since his arrival. In June 2004 he transferred to Arsenal de Sarandí, but returned to Chicago the following year after only 4 games played with el viaducto. In early 2007, Testa signed for Ferro Carril Oeste.
=Coaching career=
In July 2013, after retiring, Testa was appointed in a role at Nueva Chicago's management, as a link between players, coaching staff and leaders.[https://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/11115-leandro-testa-sera-el-manager-del-futbol-profesional Leandro Testa será el manager del fútbol profesional], mundoascenso.com.ar, 31 July 2013 He resigned at the end of the year.[https://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/nueva-chicago/quedo-conformado-el-cuerpo-tecnico/64588 Quedó conformado el cuerpo técnico], soloascenso.com.ar, 21 December 2013
In 2014, Testa began as a youth coach at Estudiantes LP.[https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/intento-dejar-conceptos-futbolisticos-pero-por-sobre-todo-en-lo-humano/ "Intento dejar conceptos futbolísticos pero por sobre todo en lo humano"], estudiantesdelaplata.com, 22 September 2019 As of April 2021, Testa was still in the same position.[https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/el-torneo-inicial-de-juveniles-pone-primera/ El Torneo Inicial de Juveniles pone primera], estudiantesdelaplata.com, 9 April 2021
See also
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120726142742/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=11049&SEOFutbolista=Testa+Leandro+Guido Argentine Primera statistics]}} at Futbol XXI {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.futbolpasion.com/jugador.cfm?id=tsta Profile at futbolpasion]
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Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Argentina men's international footballers
Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Category:Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Category:Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
Category:Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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