César Rigamonti

César Pablo Rigamonti (born 7 April 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gimnasia Mendoza.^[1]

César Rigamonti

Rigamonti with Palestino in 2023
Personal information
Full name	César Pablo Rigamonti
Date of birth	(1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	San Agustín, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Gimnasia Mendoza
Youth career
	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2021	Belgrano	63	(0)
2013–2014	→ Sportivo Belgrano (loan)	41	(0)
2014	→ Banfield (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ Sarmiento (loan)	30	(0)
2016–2017	→ Quilmes (loan)	30	(0)
2017–2018	→ Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	17	(0)
2021–2022	Central Córdoba SdE	35	(0)
2023–2024	Palestino	56	(0)
2025–	Gimnasia Mendoza	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:07, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Career

Rigamonti made his professional debut on 26 September 2009 in a Primera B Nacional game with Instituto, he was subbed on for the final eight minutes after Juan Carlos Olave received a red card.^[1] He got his first start in the following match, a 2–2 draw with Defensa y Justicia.^[1] Ten further appearances followed between October 2009 and June 2013, prior to Rigamonti leaving Belgrano, now of the Argentine Primera División, on a temporary basis to join Sportivo Belgrano.^[2] He went onto play forty-one times for the club in Primera B Nacional.^[1]

In July 2014, Rigamonti agreed to sign for Banfield on loan.^[3] He failed to make an appearance throughout the 2014 campaign, but was on the bench for thirteen fixtures in all competitions.^[1] After zero appearances for Banfield, Rigamonti joined Sarmiento on loan shortly after arriving back with Belgrano.^[1] His debut for Sarmiento came on 15 February 2015 in a 1–4 defeat at home to River Plate.^[1] In total, Rigamonti made thirty appearances as Sarmiento finished 24th.^[1] He returned to Belgrano for the 2016 season but didn't make an appearance.^[1]

Ahead of the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season, Rigamonti made a loan move to Quilmes.^[4] He went onto play in all thirty of Quilmes' league fixtures, in a campaign that ended in relegation to Primera B Nacional.^[1] On 3 August 2017, Rigamonti was loaned out for the fifth time as he joined Vélez Sarsfield.^[5][6]

In July 2022, Rigamonti joined Central Córdoba SdE.^[7] After a hard collision in a league game against Arsenal de Sarandí on 30 November 2021, Rigamonte suffered three fractured ribs and two cracked ribs.^[8]

In December 2022, Rigamonti was announced as the new player of Palestino.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 12 September 2018.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgrano	2009–10	Primera B Nacional	6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2010–11		3	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2011–12	Primera División	1	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	2012–13		2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19		4	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	Total		16	0	3	0	—		0	0	0	0	19	0
Sportivo Belgrano (loan)	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	41	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	41	0
Banfield (loan)	2014	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Sarmiento (loan)	2015		30	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	30	0
Quilmes (loan)	2016–17		30	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	31	0
Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	2017–18		17	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	20	0
Career total			134	0	7	0	—		0	0	0	0	141	0

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Sudamericana