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Leonel Gancedo

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Pipa Gancedo
Personal information
Full name Leonel Fernando Gancedo
Date of birth (1971-01-23) 23 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UD Lanzarote (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Argentinos Juniors 145 (19)
1996–2000 River Plate 112 (6)
2000–2003 Osasuna 81 (5)
2003–2004 Real Murcia 17 (0)
2004–2005 Huracán 15 (1)
2006 América de Cali 5 (1)
2007 River Plate PR 7 (3)
2007–2008 Deportivo Morón 30 (18)
2012–2013 Independiente de Monte 3 (0)
2018– FC Encamp
Total 415 (53)
Managerial career
2018– FC Encamp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonel Fernando "Pipa" Gancedo (born 23 January 1971) is an Argentine former professional footballer who is currently player-manager of Andorran club FC Encamp.

Gancedo, a midfielder, played for River Plate for four years, winning five domestic titles, as well as the 1996 Copa Libertadores and the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores with the club.[1] He later served as the club's sporting director.[2]

He joined FC Encamp, aged 47, in September 2018.[3] On May 31, 2023, the Argentinian was announced as the new Manager of UD Lanzarote

Honours

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River Plate

References

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  1. ^ "¿Qué es de la vida de Gancedo?". La Página Millonaria (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Milan: keen on Vangioni. Juve: back for Embolo". Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ^ "El "Pipa" Gancedo vuelve al fútbol con 47 años: será DT y jugador e intentará convencer a Saviola para que lo acompañe". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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