Alejandro Lembo Explained

Alejandro Lembo
Fullname:Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor
Birth Date:15 February 1978
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre back
Years1:1997–1999
Years2:2000
Years3:2000–2003
Years4:2003–2007
Years5:2007–2008
Years6:2008–2009
Years7:2009–2011
Years8:2011–2012
Years9:2012–2013
Clubs1:Bella Vista
Clubs2:Parma
Clubs3:Nacional
Clubs4:Betis
Clubs5:Danubio
Clubs6:Aris
Clubs7:Nacional
Clubs8:Belgrano
Clubs9:Nacional
Caps1:56
Caps2:0
Caps3:94
Caps4:46
Caps5:18
Caps6:19
Caps7:53
Caps8:28
Caps9:16
Totalcaps:230
Goals1:5
Goals2:0
Goals3:9
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:2
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Totalgoals:18
Nationalyears1:1999–2004
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:39
Nationalgoals1:2

Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor (born 15 February 1978) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Born in the capital Montevideo, Lembo started his career with C.A. Bella Vista, playing three years with the team. In July 2000 he signed for Serie A's Parma AC, but left without playing a single game, returning to his country and joining Club Nacional de Football, for which he scored nine goals in the Primera División en route to winning three consecutive national championships.

Lembo moved to Spain's Real Betis for the 2003–04 season,[1] and went on to play in 59 official matches netting once, in a 1–0 La Liga home win over Celta de Vigo on 31 January 2004.[2] Although playing a major role in the Andalusia club's Copa del Rey run in the 2004–05 campaign, he was dropped for the final, and would only appear in four league matches in the next two years combined, mainly due to injuries.[3] [4]

Lembo returned to his homeland and hometown in 2007–08, signing with Danubio F.C. but, the following season, on 26 June 2008, he penned a two-year contract with Aris F.C. from Greece.

International career

Lembo gained 39 caps for Uruguay, making his debut on 17 June 1999 in a 3–2 friendly win with Paraguay in Ciudad del Este, and took part in that year's Copa América as the nation finished second to Brazil, scoring one of his two international goals in the 1–1 semifinal match against Chile (penalty shootout win).[5]

Lembo was part of Uruguay's squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the draws against France and Senegal.

Honours

Nacional

2001, 2002, 2010–11

Betis

2004–05

Uruguay

runner-up 1999

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=86154.html Lembo bound for Betis
  2. http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-01-02-2004/abc/Deportes/1-0-mayor-vivacidad-y-determinacion-del-betis-ante-un-celta-apocado_237046.html 1–0: Mayor vivacidad y determinación del Betis ante un Celta apocado (1–0: Greater spirit and determination from Betis against too little of Celta)
  3. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=401192.html Injury limbo for Betis' Lembo
  4. Web site: El Betis presenta a sus nuevos fichajes: Ilic y Caffa. Betis presents its new signings: Ilic and Caffa. Marca. Spanish. 30 January 2007. 28 April 2016.
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/99safull.html Copa América 1999