Lisandro López

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Lisandro López
Personal information
Full name	Lisandro López
Date of birth	March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02) (age 25)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	F.C. Porto
Number	9
Youth clubs
	Racing Club
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2005 2005-	Racing Club F.C. Porto	71 (26) 77 (39)
National team2
2005-	Argentina	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lisandro 'Licha' López (born 2 March 1983) is an Argentine footballer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lisandro was born in the Rafael Obligado district of Buenos Aires. He currently plays for FC Porto. He has played for the Argentina national football team.

Contents 1 Clubs 2 National Team 3 Honours 4 External links

[edit] Clubs

Nicknamed by friends 'Licha', Lisandro started his career at Racing Club of Argentina in the Argentine Primera. He was the league's top scorer in the Apertura tournament of 2004. This goalscoring prowess provoked the interest of several European teams including Charlton Athletic and FC Porto.

López eventually made the switch to Porto for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros. He quickly became a key player for Porto, scoring vital goals for the team, including the first goal in the UEFA Champions League against Rangers FC in 2005-06 and two goals in the home game against Hamburger SV in Champions League 2006-07. He was part of the 2005-08 Portuguese national champions. Known for his ability to play in any position in the forward positions of the field, lethal with both his left and right feet, with great presence inside as well as outside the box, "Lilo" (a name given to him by the Portuguese media) is a truly complete forward. He has led the attack for FC Porto in the 2007/2008 season at a very high level, scoring 24 goals in 25 games for the Superliga.

[edit] National Team

In 2005 Lisandro was called up to the Argentina squad for the World Cup 2006 where he played two games under José Pekerman but after was never called again under José Pekerman for his country.After fantastic performances for FC Porto he was called up in march 2008 to the national squad by Alfio Basile for the friendly game against Egypt, and also the friendly match against Mexico on June 5th 2008.

[edit] Honours

• Portuguese championship: 2006, 2007, 2008
• Cup of Portugal: 2006
• SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2006

[edit] External links

• Gaurdian statistics
• Career details at National Football Teams
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

v • d • e FC Porto – current squad 1 Helton • 2 B. Alves • 3 P. Emanuel • 4 Stepanov • 5 Čech • 7 Quaresma • 8 Lucho • 9 Lisandro • 11 Mariano • 13 Fucile • 14 J. Paulo • 15 Lino • 16 Meireles • 17 Sektioui • 18 Bolatti • 19 Farías • 20 L. Lima • 24 Ventura • 25 Kaź • 26 Castro • 28 Adriano • 29 Edgar • 30 Rui Pedro • 33 Nuno • Manager: J. Ferreira