Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernesto Rubén Cristaldo Santa Cruz | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Cerro Porteño | 144 | (18) |
2008–2009 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Cerro Porteño | 17 | (0) |
2011 | Sol de América | 14 | (1) |
2011 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 12 | (0) |
2012–2016 | The Strongest | 133 | (28) |
2016–2017 | Nacional | 6 | (0) |
2017 | Capiatá | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Royal Pari | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
2002–2003 | Paraguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
2004 | Paraguay U23 | ||
2004 | Paraguay | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:32, 3 January 2021 (UTC) |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's Football | ||
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2004 Athens | Team Competition |
Ernesto Cristaldo (born 16 March 1984) is a Paraguayan footballer.
Club career
[edit]Cristaldo began his playing career in 2004 with Cerro Porteño, between 2008 and 2009 he played for Newell's Old Boys of Argentina before returning to Cerro Porteño. On 6 January 2011, he moved to Sol de América, before he moved to Colombian side Cúcuta Deportivo in August 2011. Cristaldo moved to Bolivian ex-champions The Strongest in January 2012.
International career
[edit]Cristaldo played for Paraguay at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2004 Olympics, where he won a silver medal. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.[1]
Honors
[edit]Cerro Porteño
- Paraguayan Primera División
- Winner: 2004, 2005, 2009 Apertura
- Runner-up: 2006
The Strongest
- Bolivian Primera División
- Winner: 2011–12 Clausura, 2012–13 Apertura, 2013–14 Apertura
- Runner-up: 2014–15 Clausura, 2015–16 Clausura
Paraguay
- Football at the Summer Olympics runner-up: 2004
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Ernesto Cristaldo at ESPN FC
- Ernesto Cristaldo video
- Ernesto Cristaldo at Soccerway