Darío Gigena

Darío Gigena
Personal information
Full name Darío Alberto Gigena Rivero
Date of birth (1978-01-21) January 21, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Arroyito, Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Belgrano 28 (14)
1997–1998 Rayo Vallecano 9 (1)
1998–1999 Unión Santa Fe 38 (10)
1999–2000 Talleres 34 (15)
2000–2002 Colón 66 (9)
2003 Huracán 11 (1)
2003 Ponte Preta 19 (7)
2004 Colón 7 (0)
2004–2005 Racing de Córdoba 39 (11)
2005 Cortuluá 15 (5)
2006 Deportivo Pereira 16 (9)
2006–2007 Once Caldas 34 (9)
2007 Guaros FC 16 (4)
2008 Everton 14 (3)
2008–2009 Nueva Chicago 35 (16)
2009 LDU Portoviejo 12 (2)
2010 San Telmo 7 (3)
2010 Almagro 0 (0)
2010 Universitario 15 (1)
2011 Ponte Preta 2 (0)
2012 Sarmiento de Leones [es] 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darío Alberto Gigena Rivero (born 21 January 1978) is a former Argentine football striker.

Career

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Gigena played for several clubs in the Primera División Argentina and in the lower leagues of Argentine football.[2]

Gigena also spent much of his career playing outside Argentina for Rayo Vallecano of Spain,[3] Ponte Preta of Brazil,[4] Cortuluá,[5] Deportivo Pereira and Once Caldas of Colombia,[3] Guaros FC of Venezuela,[6] Everton of Chile,[7] LDU Portoviejo of Ecuador[8] and Universitario de Deportes of Peru.[9]

Honours

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Talleres
Everton

References

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  1. ^ "Darío Gigena". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Gigena Darío". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 3 May 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Darío Gigena, el Topo". www.globopedia.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Vitória na base da raça e vibração, inesquecível Dérbi de 2003 completa 21 anos nesta sexta-feira (11): Dario Gigena foi o herói do clássico". A. A. PONTE PRETA (in Portuguese). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ Peter, Ariel (12 February 2009). "Jugadores llegados esta semana". clubcortulua.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Darío Gigena arribó a Guaros FC". Vene-Futbol Total (in Spanish). 22 July 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Darío Gigena fue homenajeado por el Everton de Chile diciembre 2024". canalshowsport.com.ar (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ Mosquera, Pepe (25 June 2009). "Ya tiene dueño". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Universitario de Deportes no renovará contrato de Darío Gigena". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 25 October 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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