Christian Lombardo | |
Fullname: | Christian Omar Lombardo |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1974 |
Birth Place: | Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1993–1996 |
Clubs1: | Victoriano Arenas |
Caps1: | 12 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1997 |
Clubs2: | Toronto Lynx |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2001–2004 |
Caps3: | 75 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Christian Lombardo (born February 24, 1974) is an Argentinian former footballer who had stints in Argentina, and Canada.
In 1993, Lombardo began his career in the Primera D Metropolitana with Victoriano Arenas.[1] In 1997, he played abroad in the USISL A-League with the Toronto Lynx.[2] [3] He made his debut on July 5, 1997, in a match against the Richmond Kickers, coming on as a substitute for Paul Stalteri.[4] Throughout the season he appeared in five matches.[5] He helped Toronto finish fourth in the Northeastern division, which resulted in a playoff berth. Their opponents in the first round of the postseason were the Montreal impact, where the Lynx lost the series by a score of 6–1 on goals of aggregate.[6] [7]
In 2001, he signed with the Toronto Supra of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[8] He recorded his first goal for the club on June 6, 2001, in a match against St. Catharines Wolves.[9] Lombardo helped Toronto finish third in the overall standings, and secured a postseason berth. In the CPSL Championship final Supra faced St. Catharines Wolves, but lost to a score of 1–0.[10] In 2004, he assisted Toronto Supra in securing their first divisional title the Eastern Conference title.[11]