Federico Magallanes

Gerardo Federico Magallanes González (born 28 August 1976) is an Uruguay retired footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Magallanes and the second or maternal family name is González.
Federico Magallanes
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Federico Magallanes González
Date of birth (1976-08-28) 28 August 1976
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Peñarol 34 (9)
1996–1998 Atalanta 24 (7)
1998 Real Madrid 2 (0)
1999–2000 Racing Santander 17 (1)
2000 Defensor Sporting 22 (13)
2001–2002 Venezia 23 (5)
2002–2003 Torino 18 (1)
2003–2004 Sevilla 5 (1)
2005–2006 Eibar 10 (3)
2006–2007 Dijon 7 (2)
2008–2009 Mérida 23 (11)
National team
1995–2002 Uruguay 26 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for several clubs throughout his career, including Defensor Sporting, Peñarol Montevideo, Atalanta B.C., Real Madrid CF, Racing de Santander, S.S.C. Venezia, Torino F.C., SD Eibar, Sevilla FC, Dijon FCO and closed his career at Mérida UD in March 2009.

After having been without contract for over a year, on 26 October 2008, Magallanes made his debut for Mérida UD, in the Spanish 2ª División B, where he has signed until end of the 2008–09 season.

At international level, he also has played for the Uruguay national football team on 26 occasions between 1995 and 2002, scoring 6 goals, and was a member of team that finished in second-place at the 1999 Copa América; he was also participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Honours

International

 Uruguay

References
  1. Federico Magallanes Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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