Claudio Graf

Claudio Graf

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Fernando Graf
Date of birth	(1976-01-31) January 31, 1976
Place of birth	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Liniers	16	(7)
1995–1996	Banfield	17	(3)
1996	Racing Club	2	(0)
1997	Quilmes	15	(0)
1997–1999	Independiente	60	(13)
2000–2002	Colón	67	(29)
2002–2003	Litex Lovech	19	(4)
2003–2004	Chacarita Juniors	32	(10)
2004–2007	Lanús	75	(32)
2007–2008	Sakaryaspor	10	(1)
2008	Veracruz	15	(9)
2009	UAG	11	(5)
2009	LDU Quito	17	(6)
2010	Colo Colo	8	(2)
2010–2011	Gimnasia LP	24	(4)
2011–2012	San Martín de San Juan	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Claudio Fernando Graf (born January 31, 1976 in Bahía Blanca) is a retired Argentine football striker. He is now a coach.

Career

Graf has played for a number of clubs in Argentina including Liniers de Bahía Blanca, Banfield, Racing Club, Quilmes, Independiente, Colón de Santa Fe, Chacarita Juniors, and Litex Lovech in Bulgaria.

During the Apertura 2004 he scored a goal with his butt for Chacarita Juniors against Club Atlético Independiente. Chacarita Juniors won 3-0 that day. With Lanús he scored a hat-trick against Rosario Central. After that game the club's fans started calling him San Graf (in English: "St. Graf").

In late 2009, he joined Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. He was part of the squad that won the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In January 2010, he joined Chilean champion Colo Colo, where he played the 2010 Copa Libertadores. He played with San Martín de San Juan until released in July 2012.

Managerial Career

Since 2013 he manages reserve teams of Argentinian clubs, such as Club Atlético Lanús (2013—2015) and Club Atlético Talleres (2016—ongoing).

Honors

• LDU Quito
  • Copa Sudamericana: 2009
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 2009

External links

• Career details at Guardian Stats Centre
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI Template:Es icon