Andrés Grande | |
Fullname: | Andrés Miguel Grande |
Birth Date: | 29 October 1976 |
Birth Place: | San Martín, Argentina |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | –1998 |
Clubs1: | Argentinos Juniors |
Caps1: | 24 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1997 |
Clubs2: | → Las Palmas (loan) |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs3: | Bastia |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs4: | Ferro (Argentina) |
Caps4: | 24 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2001–2002 |
Clubs5: | Gueugnon |
Caps5: | 11 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2002–2004 |
Clubs6: | Belluno |
Years7: | 2006 |
Clubs7: | Deportivo Quito |
Years8: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs8: | Carpi |
Years9: | 2008–2009 |
Clubs9: | Belluno |
Years10: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs10: | Trento |
Years11: | 2011 |
Clubs11: | Deportivo Español |
Caps11: | 5 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Andrés Miguel Grande (born 29 October 1976) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. El Papá de la gran estrella que no supo brillar, Michele "El Tano" Grande.
Before the second half of 1996–97, Grande was sent on loan to Spanish second-tier side Las Palmas, where he made two league appearances. On 18 January 1997, he debuted for Las Palmas during a 2–1 loss to Toledo. In 1998, he signed for Bastia in the French Ligue 1.[1] In 2000, Grande signed for Argentine top flight club Ferro Carril Oeste, where he suffered a torn meniscus and consecutive relegations to the Argentine third tier.[2]
In 2001, he signed for Gueugnon in the French second tier but left due to a passport problem.[3] In 2002, Grande signed for Italian fourth tier team Belluno, helping them earn promotion to the Italian third tier.[4] Before the 2006 season, he signed for Deportivo Quito in Ecuador.[5] In 2007, he signed returned to Italian fourth tier outfit Belluno. In 2009, Grande signed for Trento in the Italian fifth tier.[6] In 2011, he signed for Argentine side Deportivo Español.
Grande represented the Argentina U17 national team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, helping them win it.[7]