Hernán Crespo

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Hernán Jorge Crespo (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnaŋ ˈxoɾxe ˈkɾespo]; born 5 July 1975) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is considered one of the best strikers in the history of the Argentina national team. A prolific striker, Crespo scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 19 years. At international level, he scored 35 goals and is Argentina's fifth highest goalscorer behind only Lautaro Martinez, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Batistuta and Lionel Messi. He played in three FIFA World Cups: 1998, 2002, 2006. At club level, Crespo was the world's most expensive player when he was bought by Lazio from Parma in 2000 for €56 million (£35.5 million). He was top scorer in the 2000–01 Serie A with 26 goals, playing for Lazio. He is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time. Crespo's awards include three Serie A scudetti, a Copa Libertadores, a Premier League title and an Olympic Games silver medal. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Crespo never received a red card during his career.

Career

1. 1975
   Born
2. 1993
   Joined Club Atlético River Plate
3. 1995
   Joined Argentina men's national association football team
4. 1996
   Joined Parma Calcio 1913
5. 1996
   Joined Argentina national under-23 football team
6. 2000
   Joined SS Lazio
7. 2002
   Joined Inter Milan
8. 2003
   Joined Chelsea F.C.
9. 2004
   Joined AC Milan
10. 2006
    Joined Inter Milan
11. 2008
    Joined Inter Milan
12. 2009
    Joined Genoa CFC
13. 2010
    Joined Parma Calcio 1913

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Florida
• •Citizenship: Argentina, Italy
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football