César Delgado

For the Mexican football goalkeeper, see Cesar Delgado (footballer, born 1977).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Godoy.

César Fabián Delgado Godoy (born 18 August 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a winger.^[2] He also played as a central midfielder, making piercing forward runs through the center of the opposition's defence. His nickname "Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado (known as "El Chelo") because of their same last name.^{[citation needed]} Since 2013, he also holds Mexican citizenship.^[3]

César Delgado

Delgado playing for Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name	César Fabián Delgado Godoy[1][2]
Date of birth	(1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Rosario Central	65	(14)
2003–2008	Cruz Azul	151	(61)
2008–2011	Lyon	72	(7)
2011–2014	Monterrey	104	(22)
2015–2017	Rosario Central	25	(2)
2017–2019	Central Córdoba
International career
2004	Argentina U-23	13	(3)
2003–2005	Argentina	20	(2)
Medal record Men's Football Representing Argentina Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Copa América Runner-up 2004 Peru
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Rosario, Argentina, Delgado started his career at Rosario Central. He joined Cruz Azul for the 2003 Apertura, where he finished with 16 appearances and eight goals. Delgado made 21 appearances in the subsequent Apertura, again scoring eight goals. In the 2004 Apertura, Delgado scored another six goals in 15 games.

On 8 January 2008, Delgado moved to French club Lyon who paid a transfer fee of €11 million.^[4] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 January 2008 against RC Lens. Delgado came on as an 85th-minute substitute Lisandro López on 21 October 2009 against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory. It was Lyon's first win in the UEFA Champions League against English opposition.

On 10 June 2011, Delgado signed with C.F. Monterrey, and participated in the 2011 Mexican League Apertura, CONCACAF Champions League and Club World Cup tournaments.

International career

Delgado played for Argentina in the 2004 Copa América, scoring one goal, and was part of their gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He played several matches for the Argentina national team during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, but due to injury he did not make the 23-man squad for the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Rosario Central	2001–02	Argentine Primera División	27	3
	2002–03	Argentine Primera División	38	11
Cruz Azul	2003–04	Liga MX	37(29)	16(13)
	2004–05	Liga MX	33(29)	16(14)
	2005–06	Liga MX	38(32)	18(18)
	2006–07	Liga MX	27(25)	7(7)
	2007–08	Liga MX	24	9
Lyon	2007–08[5]	Ligue 1	7	0
	2008–09[5]	Ligue 1	31(19)	3(2)
	2009–10[5]	Ligue 1	36(27)	5(4)
	2010–11	Ligue 1	15	1
Monterrey	2011–12	Liga MX	69	15
Total			337	91

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2003	5	1
	2004	11	1
	2005	4	0
Total		20	2

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Delgado goal.

List of international goals scored by César Delgado

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 2003	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	3–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	25 July 2004	Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru	Brazil	2–1	2–2 (2–4 p.)	2004 Copa America Final

Honours

Cruz Azul

• Copa Panamericana 2007

Lyon

• Ligue 1: 2007–08
• Coupe de France: 2007–08

Monterrey

• CONCACAF Champions League: 2011–12, 2012–13

Argentina

• Olympic Games: 2004
• Copa América runner-up: 2004
• FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2005

Individual

• FIFA Club World Cup top scorer: 2012, 2013