Maximiliano Velázquez

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Maximiliano Velázquez
Personal information
Full name	Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez
Date of birth	September 12, 1980 (1980-09-12) (age 27)
Place of birth	Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Club Atlético Lanús
Number	3
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2003-2004 2004-present	Ferro Carril Oeste Talleres de Córdoba Lanús	88 (12) 37 (2) 117 (4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Maximiliano Nicolás Velázquez (born September 12, 1980 in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Club Atlético Lanús.

Velázquez started his professional career in 1998 with Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera. Although the club were relegated at the end of the 1999-2000 season, Velázquez opted to stay with them. In 2002 the club suffered a further relegation into the Regionalised 3rd division. Velázquez again opted to stay with the club and helped them to secure promotion back to the 2nd level by winning the 2002-2003 Primera B Metropolitana championship.

In 2003 Velázquez returned to the Argentine primera after his transfer to Talleres de Córdoba, but despite finishing 3rd in the Clausura 2004 the club were relegated due to their poor points average and a playoff defeat to Argentinos Juniors.

Velázquez then joined Lanús, where he has established himself as an important member of the first team squad. In 2007 he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title.

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
2002-2003	Ferro Carril Oeste	Primera B Metropolitana
Apertura 2007	Club Atlético Lanús	Primera División Argentina

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• (Spanish) Player profile on the Lanús website

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