Javier Chevantón
Uruguayan footballer (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa (born 12 August 1980) is a Uruguayan former footballer, who played as a forward.
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Full name | Ernesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa | ||
Date of birth | (1980-08-12) 12 August 1980 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Juan Lacaze, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2001 | Danubio | 57 | (49) |
2001–2004 | Lecce | 87 | (47) |
2004–2006 | Monaco | 50 | (20) |
2006–2010 | Sevilla | 34 | (8) |
2010 | → Atalanta (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Lecce | 14 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Colón | 15 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Lecce | 14 | (6) |
2013 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Liverpool Montevideo | 10 | (3) |
Total | 295 | (143) | |
International career‡ | |||
2001–2008 | Uruguay | 22 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 14 May 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 27 December 2013 (UTC) |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chevantón and the second or maternal family name is Espinosa.
He obtained a Spanish passport after playing a few years in Spain.[2] Chevantón has been described as a player who possesses explosiveness, pace and tenacity.[3]