Claudio López biography
Argentine football player
Claudio Javier López
born July 17, 1974 in Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina
Argentine football striker
Known by the nickname "El Piojo".
Senior clubs
Club
App (Gls )
Estudiantes
Racing Club 128 (30)
Valencia 123 (42)
Lazio
105 (28)
Club América 71 (23)
Racing Club 8 (3)
National
team
Argentina 123 (28)
Honours
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver 1996 Atlanta Team
Valencia CF
Copa del Rey- 1998-99
Spanish Super Cup- 1999
S.S. Lazio
Coppa Italia- 2003-04
Italian Super Cup- 2000
Club América
Primera División de México- 2005 C
CONCACAF Champions' Cup-
2006
CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2006
Early Career/Argentina
El
Piojo (The Louse) began his pro career with Estudiantes de La Plata in his native
Argentina in 1990 as a 16 year old. He moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda the
next year, where he would remain until he transferred in 1996 to Spanish club
Valencia.
Europe
He remained with Valencia for five years, helping
the team to be runner up in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999-2000 season,
when he was transferred to S.S. Lazio of Serie A for a sum of 35 million Euros.
López suffered from injury problems while at Lazio, and was unable to fulfill
the hopes that accompanied him.
Mexico
López joined Club
América for the 2004 Apertura, where he played in 17 games, scoring four
goals. The following season, Clausura 2005 brought better results, with López
scoring a total of 14 goals overall and helping the team to a tenth League championship
in its history. Claudio was instrumental to the team's success, scoring two goals
in the Final over UAG Tecos.
Racing Club
In 2007 El Piojo returned
to Argentine Racing Club, 11 years after his departure from the club, and the
country.
In 6 games, Piojo has made 3 goals for Racing.
Argentina
National Team
He had a distinguished career with Argentina. After winning a
silver medal with the Under 23 team during the 1996 Summer Olympics, López
made appearances in both the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
Misspell
Cladio Lopez Cladio Lopiz Claudo Lówpez Claudio Lópe
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