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{{short description|Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer}}
{{short description|Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jonathan Santana
| name = Jonathan Santana
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|19|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| height = 1.82 m<ref>https://www.fichajes.com/jugador/jonathan-santana-ghere/</ref>
| height = 1.82 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fichajes.com/jugador/jonathan-santana-ghere/ | title = Jonathan Santana Ghere | language = es | website = Fichajes Futbol | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
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| years14 = 2016–2017
| years14 = 2016–2017
| years15 = 2017–2018
| years15 = 2017–2018
| years16 = 2018–2019
| years16 = 2018–2019
| years17 = 2020
| years17 = 2020
| clubs1 = [[Club Atlético San Telmo|San Telmo]]
| clubs1 = [[Club Atlético San Telmo|San Telmo]]
| clubs2 = [[Club Almagro|Almagro]]
| clubs2 = [[Club Almagro|Almagro]]
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| clubs12 = [[Club Atlético Belgrano|Belgrano de Córdoba]]
| clubs12 = [[Club Atlético Belgrano|Belgrano de Córdoba]]
| clubs13 = [[Cerro Porteño]]
| clubs13 = [[Cerro Porteño]]
| clubs14 = [[Club Atlético Sarmiento|Sarmiento]]
| clubs14 = [[Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín)|Sarmiento]]
| clubs15 = [[Nacional Asunción]]
| clubs15 = [[Nacional Asunción]]
| clubs16 = [[Sportivo Luqueño]]
| clubs16 = [[Sportivo Luqueño]]
| clubs17 = [[Sportivo Trinidense]]
| clubs17 = [[Sportivo Trinidense]]
| caps1 = 35
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{{family name hatnote|Santana|Gehre|lang=Spanish}}
{{family name hatnote|Santana|Gehre|lang=Spanish}}


'''Jonathan Santana Gehre''' (born 19 October 1981) is an Argentina-born Paraguayan former [[Association football|football]] [[midfielder]] and current [[model]]. He played for the [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] national team from 2007 to 2016.<ref>https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22932/Jonathan_Santana.html</ref> Santana was a key part of Paraguay's national team whilst under management of [[Gerardo Martino|Tata Martino]], featuring in three major competitions, the [[2007 Copa América]], the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[2011 Copa América]]. Santana missed the [[2011 Copa América Final|final]] of the latter due to a red card in the semi-final against Venezuela. Santana's career ran from 1998 to 2020, playing in [[Argentina]], [[Germany]], [[Turkey]] and [[Paraguay]].<ref>https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22932/Jonathan_Santana.html</ref><ref>https://www.depo.com.ar/amp/miremirequelocura/Un-ex-River-se-retiro-del-futbol-para-iniciar-su-carrera-como-modelo-20210428-0034.html</ref> In 2021, Santana retired as a footballer and became a model.<ref>http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/01/03/colgo-los-botines-y-se-hizo-modelo/</ref><ref>https://www.pasionfutbol.com/fueradejuego/Jonathan-Santana-el-ex-River-que-dejo-el-futbol-para-ser-modelo-20210430-0006.html</ref>
'''Jonathan Santana Gehre''' (born 19 October 1981) is an Argentina-born Paraguayan former [[Association football|football]] [[midfielder]] and current [[Model (person)|model]]. He played for the [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] national team from 2007 to 2016.<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|22932}}</ref> Santana was a key part of Paraguay's national team whilst under management of [[Gerardo Martino|Tata Martino]], featuring in three major competitions, the [[2007 Copa América]], the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[2011 Copa América]]. Santana missed the [[2011 Copa América Final|final]] of the latter due to a red card in the semi-final against Venezuela. Santana's career ran from 1998 to 2020, playing in [[Argentina]], [[Germany]], [[Turkey]] and [[Paraguay]].<ref name="NFT" /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.depo.com.ar/amp/miremirequelocura/Un-ex-River-se-retiro-del-futbol-para-iniciar-su-carrera-como-modelo-20210428-0034.html | title = Un ex River se retiró del fútbol para iniciar su carrera como modelo | language = es | website = depo.com.ar | date = 28 April 2017 | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Santana retired as a footballer and became a model.<ref name="modelo">{{cite web | url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/01/03/colgo-los-botines-y-se-hizo-modelo/ | title = Jonathan Santana ¡colgó los botines y se hizo modelo! | language = es | website = Crónica | date = 3 January 2021 | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pasionfutbol.com/fueradejuego/Jonathan-Santana-el-ex-River-que-dejo-el-futbol-para-ser-modelo-20210430-0006.html | title = Jonathan Santana el ex River que dejó el futbol para ser modelo | language = es | website = pasionfutbol.com | date = 30 April 2021 | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Santana's debut was in the 1998/99 season in Argentina's lower leagues, appearing in the squad with [[Japan|Japanese]] defender [[Shinji Muraki]].<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=9445&epoca_id=128</ref> He went on to play for a number of [[Argentine Primera División|Argentine Primera]] clubs, including [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]].
Santana's debut was in the 1998–99 season in Argentina's lower leagues, appearing in the squad with [[Japan]]ese defender [[Shinji Muraki]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=9445&epoca_id=128 | title = San Telmo 1998/1999 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref> He went on to play for a number of [[Argentine Primera División|Argentine Primera]] clubs, including [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]].


===San Lorenzo===
===San Lorenzo===
For the 2001/02 season, Santana joined San Lorenzo de Almagro for the [[2002 Copa Libertadores]] and [[2002 Copa Sudamericana|Copa Sudamericana]] tournaments, winning the latter and forming the squad with [[Cameroon]] midfielder [[William Tabi]].<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=131</ref>
For the 2001–02 season, Santana joined San Lorenzo de Almagro for the [[2002 Copa Libertadores]] and [[2002 Copa Sudamericana|Copa Sudamericana]] tournaments, winning the latter and forming the squad with [[Cameroon]] midfielder [[William Tabi]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=131 | title = San Lorenzo 2001/2002 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref> In the 2004–05 season, Santana appeared for San Lorenzo in the [[2005 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]] in the squad with [[Ezequiel Lavezzi]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=134 | title = San Lorenzo 2004/2005 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>

===River Plate===
For the 2005–06 season, Santana joined Argentine River Plate, reaching the quarter-final stages of the [[2006 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]]. Santana formed part of a high-profile team that included [[Juan Pablo Carrizo]], [[German Lux]], [[Diego Buonanotte]], [[Marcelo Gallardo]], [[Daniel Montenegro]], [[Oscar Ahumada]], [[Matias Abelairas]], [[Luciano Figueroa]], [[Gaston Fernandez]], [[Gonzalo Higuaín]], [[Colombia]]n striker [[Radamel Falcao]] and future Paraguay national team colleague [[Julio Cesar Caceres]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2218&epoca_id=135 | title = River Plate 2005/2006 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>


===Wolfsburg===
===Wolfsburg===
In August 2006 he signed a five-year contract with German [[VfL Wolfsburg]]. Whilst Santana was at Wolfsburg during the 2006/07 season, he formed part of the team with Paraguayan [[Julio dos Santos]].<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=136</ref> For his second season at the club, Santana was teammates with [[Edin Dzeko]].<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=136</ref>
In August 2006, he signed a five-year contract with German [[VfL Wolfsburg]]. Whilst Santana was at Wolfsburg during the 2006–07 season, he formed part of the team with Paraguayan [[Julio dos Santos]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=136 | title = Wolfsburg 2006/2007 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref> For his second season at the club, Santana was teammates with [[Edin Dzeko]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=137 | title = Wolfsburg 2007/2008 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>


====San Lorenzo (loan)====
====San Lorenzo (loan)====
During a loan move to San Lorenzo in the 2008/09 Argentine Primera División season, he joined Paraguayan [[Aureliano Torres]] in the squad.<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=138</ref>
During a loan move to San Lorenzo in the 2008–09 Argentine Primera División season, he joined Paraguayan [[Aureliano Torres]] in the squad.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=138 | title = San Lorenzo 2008/2009 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>


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Santana returned to Wolfsburg for the 2009–10 season, where the team participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=139 | title = Wolfsburg 2009/2010 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref>
===2009-10 season===
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Santana returned to Wolfsburg for the 2009/10 season, where the team participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=139</ref>


===Kayserispor===
===Kayserispor===
Following the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Santana joined Turkish Super Lig team Kayserispor, partnering up with [[Marcelo Zalayeta]], [[Franco Cagnele]], [[Ali Bilgin]], [[Önder Turaci]], [[Mehmet Boyraz]] and [[James Troisi]] in his first season at the club.<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=4181&epoca_id=140</ref> Santa made 20 league appearances and scoring 4 goals in his first season at the club, which saw Kayserispor finished in 6th position in the Super Lig table.<ref>https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22932/Jonathan_Santana.html</ref> In Santana's second season at the club, he amassed 15 league appearances before being loaned out to Primera División Paraguaya team Libertad for the 2012 season. Prior to his loan move, he was joined at Kayserispor with national team colleague [[Cristian Riveros]].<ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=4181&epoca_id=141</ref><ref>https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=38172</ref><ref>https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22932/Jonathan_Santana.html</ref>
Following the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Santana joined Turkish Super Lig team Kayserispor, partnering up with [[Marcelo Zalayeta]], [[Franco Cangele]], [[Ali Bilgin]], [[Önder Turaci]], [[Mehmet Boyraz]] and [[James Troisi]] in his first season at the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=4181&epoca_id=140 | title = Kayserispor 2010/2011 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref> Santa made 20 league appearances and scored four goals in his first season at the club, which saw Kayserispor finish in sixth position in the Super Lig table.<ref name="NFT" /> In Santana's second season at the club, he amassed 15 league appearances before being loaned out to Primera División Paraguaya team Libertad for the 2012 season. Prior to his loan move, he was joined at Kayserispor by national team colleague [[Cristian Riveros]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=4181&epoca_id=141 | title = Kayserispor 2011/2012 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=38172 | title = Jonathan Santana 2019 | website = playmakerstats.com | access-date = 5 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="NFT" />


===Cerro Porteño===
===Cerro Porteño===
Santana debuted for Cerro Porteño in a 3–1 away victory against [[Club 12 de Octubre]] on 16 February 2014, Santana was substituted onto the field for [[Fidencio Oviedo]] in the 83rd minute of the match.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/16/paraguay/division-profesional/club-12-de-octubre/cerro-porteno/1625573/ | title = 12 de Octubre vs. Cerro Porteño 1 - 3 | publisher = Soccerway | date = 16 February 2014 | access-date = 20 February 2014}}</ref>
Santana debuted for Cerro Porteño in a 3–1 away victory against [[Club 12 de Octubre]] on 16 February 2014. Santana was substituted onto the field for [[Fidencio Oviedo]] in the 83rd minute of the match.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/16/paraguay/division-profesional/club-12-de-octubre/cerro-porteno/1625573/ | title = 12 de Octubre vs. Cerro Porteño 1 – 3 | publisher = Soccerway | date = 16 February 2014 | access-date = 20 February 2014}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
In June 2007, Santana received [[Paraguay]]an citizenship (his mother is a Paraguayan citizen born in [[San Ignacio, Paraguay|San Ignacio]], [[Misiones Department]] and Argentina did not recognize dual citizenship).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/deportes/jonathan_santana_nacionalizado_paraguayo_paraguay_futbol_copa_am.html|title=Jonathan Santana se nacionalizó paraguayo|date=4 June 2007|access-date=2 May 2010|work=adnmundo.com|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722062144/http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/deportes/jonathan_santana_nacionalizado_paraguayo_paraguay_futbol_copa_am.html|archive-date=22 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He played for Paraguay in the [[2007 Copa América]]. He was also named in Paraguay's final 23-men squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. He entered the field during Paraguay's first game, a 1–1 draw with [[Italy national football team|Italy]], but suffered an injury during the match. However, as Paraguay's coach [[Gerardo Martino]] had already made the three available substitutions, Santana had to stay on the field and play injured for the remaining time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/paraguay/Santana-suena-mal_0_281371905.html |title=Este Santana suena mal |date= 16 June 2010 |publisher=Olé |language=es|access-date= 16 June 2010}}</ref>
In June 2007, Santana received [[Paraguay]]an citizenship (his mother is a Paraguayan citizen born in [[San Ignacio, Paraguay|San Ignacio]], [[Misiones Department]] and Argentina did not recognize dual citizenship).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/deportes/jonathan_santana_nacionalizado_paraguayo_paraguay_futbol_copa_am.html |title=Jonathan Santana se nacionalizó paraguayo |date=4 June 2007 |access-date=2 May 2010 | website = adnmundo.com |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722062144/http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/deportes/jonathan_santana_nacionalizado_paraguayo_paraguay_futbol_copa_am.html |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He played for Paraguay in the [[2007 Copa América]]. He was also named in Paraguay's final 23-men squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. He entered the field during Paraguay's first game, a 1–1 draw with [[Italy national football team|Italy]], but suffered an injury during the match. However, as Paraguay's coach [[Gerardo Martino]] had already made the three available substitutions, Santana had to stay on the field and play injured for the remaining time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/paraguay/Santana-suena-mal_0_281371905.html |title=Este Santana suena mal |date=16 June 2010 |publisher=Olé |language=es |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055537/http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/paraguay/Santana-suena-mal_0_281371905.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Modeling career==
==Modeling career==
Following his retirement from football in 2021, Santana and his wife modelled for a clothes store at Asunción shopping centre [[Paseo la Galeria]].<ref>https://www.pasionfutbol.com/fueradejuego/Jonathan-Santana-el-ex-River-que-dejo-el-futbol-para-ser-modelo-20210430-0006.html</ref><ref>http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/01/03/colgo-los-botines-y-se-hizo-modelo/</ref>
Following his retirement from football in 2021, Santana and his wife modelled for a clothes store at Asunción shopping centre [[Paseo la Galeria]].<ref name="modelo" />


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
;San Lorenzo
'''San Lorenzo'''
* [[Copa Mercosur]]: [[2001 Copa Mercosur|2001]]
* [[Copa Mercosur]]: [[2001 Copa Mercosur|2001]]


;VfL Wolfsburg
'''VfL Wolfsburg'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09]]
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09]]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=38172&search=1 Playmaker Stats Profile]
* [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=38172 Jonathan Santana] at playmakerstats.com
* [https://www.fichajes.com/jugador/jonathan-santana-ghere/ Fichajes Profile]
* {{Fichajes|jonathan-santana-ghere}}
* [https://fbref.com/es/jugadores/891ab1aa/Jonathan-Santana FBREF Profile]
* {{FBref|891ab1aa/Jonathan-Santana}}
* {{Soccerway|jonathan-santana/1845}}
* {{Soccerway|jonathan-santana/1845}}
* {{FIFA player|276118}}
* {{FIFA player|276118}}
* {{NFT player|id=22932}}
* {{NFT player|22932}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120505053126/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12423&SEOFutbolista=Santana+Jonathan Argentine Primera statistics] at Fútbol XXI {{in lang|es}} {{dead link|date=October 2017}}


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Jonathan Santana
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Santana Gehre
Date of birth (1981-10-19) 19 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 San Telmo 35 (3)
2000–2001 Almagro 14 (0)
2001 San Lorenzo 3 (0)
2002–2003 Nueva Chicago 33 (3)
2003–2005 San Lorenzo 62 (3)
2005–2006 River Plate 24 (4)
2006–2010 VfL Wolfsburg 41 (1)
2009 → San Lorenzo (loan) 10 (2)
2010–2012 Kayserispor 35 (4)
2012 Libertad 15 (2)
2012–2013 Independiente 15 (2)
2013 Belgrano de Córdoba 2 (0)
2014–2016 Cerro Porteño 53 (2)
2016–2017 Sarmiento 9 (1)
2017–2018 Nacional Asunción 4 (0)
2018–2019 Sportivo Luqueño
2020 Sportivo Trinidense
International career‡
2007–2016 Paraguay 34 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Copa América
Runner-up 2011 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Gehre.

Jonathan Santana Gehre (born 19 October 1981) is an Argentina-born Paraguayan former football midfielder and current model. He played for the Paraguay national team from 2007 to 2016.[2] Santana was a key part of Paraguay's national team whilst under management of Tata Martino, featuring in three major competitions, the 2007 Copa América, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América. Santana missed the final of the latter due to a red card in the semi-final against Venezuela. Santana's career ran from 1998 to 2020, playing in Argentina, Germany, Turkey and Paraguay.[2][3] In 2021, Santana retired as a footballer and became a model.[4][5]

Career

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Santana's debut was in the 1998–99 season in Argentina's lower leagues, appearing in the squad with Japanese defender Shinji Muraki.[6] He went on to play for a number of Argentine Primera clubs, including San Lorenzo and River Plate.

San Lorenzo

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For the 2001–02 season, Santana joined San Lorenzo de Almagro for the 2002 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana tournaments, winning the latter and forming the squad with Cameroon midfielder William Tabi.[7] In the 2004–05 season, Santana appeared for San Lorenzo in the Copa Libertadores in the squad with Ezequiel Lavezzi.[8]

River Plate

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For the 2005–06 season, Santana joined Argentine River Plate, reaching the quarter-final stages of the Copa Libertadores. Santana formed part of a high-profile team that included Juan Pablo Carrizo, German Lux, Diego Buonanotte, Marcelo Gallardo, Daniel Montenegro, Oscar Ahumada, Matias Abelairas, Luciano Figueroa, Gaston Fernandez, Gonzalo Higuaín, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao and future Paraguay national team colleague Julio Cesar Caceres.[9]

Wolfsburg

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In August 2006, he signed a five-year contract with German VfL Wolfsburg. Whilst Santana was at Wolfsburg during the 2006–07 season, he formed part of the team with Paraguayan Julio dos Santos.[10] For his second season at the club, Santana was teammates with Edin Dzeko.[11]

San Lorenzo (loan)

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During a loan move to San Lorenzo in the 2008–09 Argentine Primera División season, he joined Paraguayan Aureliano Torres in the squad.[12]

Santana returned to Wolfsburg for the 2009–10 season, where the team participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.[13]

Kayserispor

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Following the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Santana joined Turkish Super Lig team Kayserispor, partnering up with Marcelo Zalayeta, Franco Cangele, Ali Bilgin, Önder Turaci, Mehmet Boyraz and James Troisi in his first season at the club.[14] Santa made 20 league appearances and scored four goals in his first season at the club, which saw Kayserispor finish in sixth position in the Super Lig table.[2] In Santana's second season at the club, he amassed 15 league appearances before being loaned out to Primera División Paraguaya team Libertad for the 2012 season. Prior to his loan move, he was joined at Kayserispor by national team colleague Cristian Riveros.[15][16][2]

Cerro Porteño

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Santana debuted for Cerro Porteño in a 3–1 away victory against Club 12 de Octubre on 16 February 2014. Santana was substituted onto the field for Fidencio Oviedo in the 83rd minute of the match.[17]

International career

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In June 2007, Santana received Paraguayan citizenship (his mother is a Paraguayan citizen born in San Ignacio, Misiones Department and Argentina did not recognize dual citizenship).[18] He played for Paraguay in the 2007 Copa América. He was also named in Paraguay's final 23-men squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He entered the field during Paraguay's first game, a 1–1 draw with Italy, but suffered an injury during the match. However, as Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino had already made the three available substitutions, Santana had to stay on the field and play injured for the remaining time.[19]

Modeling career

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Following his retirement from football in 2021, Santana and his wife modelled for a clothes store at Asunción shopping centre Paseo la Galeria.[4]

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2014 9 0 – – – – 1 0 10 0
Career total – – – – – – – – – –

Honours

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San Lorenzo

VfL Wolfsburg

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Santana Ghere". Fichajes Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Jonathan Santana at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Un ex River se retiró del fútbol para iniciar su carrera como modelo". depo.com.ar (in Spanish). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jonathan Santana ¡colgó los botines y se hizo modelo!". Crónica (in Spanish). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Santana el ex River que dejó el futbol para ser modelo". pasionfutbol.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "San Telmo 1998/1999". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "San Lorenzo 2001/2002". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "San Lorenzo 2004/2005". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ "River Plate 2005/2006". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Wolfsburg 2006/2007". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Wolfsburg 2007/2008". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ "San Lorenzo 2008/2009". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Wolfsburg 2009/2010". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Kayserispor 2010/2011". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Kayserispor 2011/2012". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Jonathan Santana 2019". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  17. ^ "12 de Octubre vs. Cerro Porteño 1 – 3". Soccerway. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Jonathan Santana se nacionalizó paraguayo". adnmundo.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  19. ^ "Este Santana suena mal" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
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