Jonathan Santana
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan Santana Gehre | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1981 | |||||||||||||
| 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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||
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.[3][4] In 2021, Santana retired as a footballer and became a model.[5][6]
Career
Santana's debut was in the 1998/99 season in Argentina's lower leagues, appearing in the squad with Japanese defender Shinji Muraki.[7] He went on to play for a number of Argentine Primera clubs, including San Lorenzo and River Plate.
San Lorenzo
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.[8]
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.[9] For his second season at the club, Santana was teammates with Edin Dzeko.[10]
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.[11]
2009-10 season
Santana returned to Wolfsburg for the 2009/10 season, where the team participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.[12]
Kayserispor
On 26 July 2010, the Turkish club Kayserispor announced the hiring of the Paraguayan midfielder for three seasons.
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.[13]
International career
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).[14] 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.[15]
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.[16][17]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2014 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Honours
- San Lorenzo
- VfL Wolfsburg
References
- ^ https://www.fichajes.com/jugador/jonathan-santana-ghere/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22932/Jonathan_Santana.html
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22932/Jonathan_Santana.html
- ^ https://www.depo.com.ar/amp/miremirequelocura/Un-ex-River-se-retiro-del-futbol-para-iniciar-su-carrera-como-modelo-20210428-0034.html
- ^ http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/01/03/colgo-los-botines-y-se-hizo-modelo/
- ^ https://www.pasionfutbol.com/fueradejuego/Jonathan-Santana-el-ex-River-que-dejo-el-futbol-para-ser-modelo-20210430-0006.html
- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=9445&epoca_id=128
- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=131
- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=136
- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=136
- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2220&epoca_id=138
- ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=95&epoca_id=139
- ^ "12 de Octubre vs. Cerro Porteño 1 - 3". Soccerway. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan Santana se nacionalizó paraguayo". adnmundo.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Este Santana suena mal" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ https://www.pasionfutbol.com/fueradejuego/Jonathan-Santana-el-ex-River-que-dejo-el-futbol-para-ser-modelo-20210430-0006.html
- ^ http://www.cronica.com.py/2021/01/03/colgo-los-botines-y-se-hizo-modelo/
External links
- Playmaker Stats Profile
- Fichajes Profile
- FBREF Profile
- Jonathan Santana at Soccerway
- Jonathan Santana – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jonathan Santana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) [dead link]
Paraguay squad | |||||||||||||||||||
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- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- Argentine footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Club Almagro players
- Argentine Primera División players
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Nueva Chicago footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Bundesliga players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Süper Lig players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Club Libertad footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Cerro Porteño players
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine emigrants to Paraguay
- Argentine people of Paraguayan descent
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Germany