Cristián Limenza Explained

Cristián Limenza
Fullname:Cristián Limenza Estigarribia
Birth Date:1976 11, df=y
Birth Place:Asunción, Paraguay
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2003–2004
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Lota Schwager
Caps2:78
Goals2:0
Years3:2007–2009
Clubs3:Unión Española
Caps3:91
Goals3:0
Years4:2010–2012
Clubs4:Deportes Iquique
Caps4:39
Goals4:0
Years5:2013–2014
Clubs5:Santiago Morning
Caps5:40
Goals5:0
Years6:2014–2016
Caps6:62
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2018
Clubs7:Deportes Puerto Montt
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:344
Totalgoals:0

Cristián Limenza Estigarribia (born 17 November 1976) is a former Paraguayan naturalized Chilean football football goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Limenza aged 20 joined third-tier team Presidente Hayes in 2003, where he played two seasons.

In 2005, he moved to Chile's Primera B (second level) side Lota Schwager thanks the management of his friend Félix González, who invite him to play with the club.[1] One year later he was a key player in the club's promotion to Primera División, after saving two shoots in the penalties against Rangers at the promotion playoffs final.[2]

In January 2007 he signed for Primera División club Unión Española. He remained at Unión until 2009, and the incoming season he moved to Deportes Iquique where helped the team to win the Primera B and Copa Chile Bicentenario titles.

After being released from Iquique in 2012, he joined Santiago Morning the next year, playing with the club the transition season and the 2013–14 season.

In June 2014 he joined Deportes Concepción.

In mid-2016, after the controversial elimination of Concepción from the professional football by the ANFP,[3] [4] he joined Deportes Puerto Montt.[5]

His last club was —then Primera B de Chile side Deportes Puerto Montt (2016–2018).

Honours

Deportes Iquique

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arqueros paraguayos: Con un paragua en el arco . 29 March 2008 . 17 July 2015 . El Gráfico . dead . https://archive.today/20080313231144/http://www.elgrafico.cl/index.php?op=1&cod_n=107 . 13 March 2008 .
  2. Web site: En vivo: Lota sufrió hasta los penales para volver a Primera. 8 December 2006. 17 July 2015. Radio Cooperativa. dead. https://archive.today/20120703160439/http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/antialone.html?page=http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20061208/pags/20061208165340.html. 3 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Deportes Concepción es desafiliado por Consejo de Presidentes de la ANFP . 26 April 2016 . 31 August 2016 . Emol.com.
  4. Web site: La furia del arquero de Deportes Concepción: "Las personas que estuvieron a cargo del club deben pagar" . 28 April 2016 . 31 August 2016 . Emol.com.
  5. Web site: Deportes Puerto Montt ya tiene nuevo arquero. Cristian Limenza . 8 June 2016 . 31 August 2016 . Fútbol Primera B de Chile.