Germán Lanaro

Germán Andrés Lanaro Contreras^[a] (born March 21, 1986, in Villa Regina, Rio Negro), known as Germán Lanaro, is an Argentine-Chilean retired footballer. He is the current assistant coach of Pablo Guede in Puebla.

Germán Lanaro

Personal information
Full name	Germán Andrés Lanaro Contreras
Date of birth	(1986-03-21) 21 March 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Villa Regina, Rio Negro, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Puebla (assistant)
Youth career
2001–2006	Huracán
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Huracán	4	(0)
2008–2009	Guillermo Brown	21	(1)
2009–2010	Villa Mitre	29	(0)
2010–2013	Almagro	92	(8)
2013–2014	Nueva Chicago	36	(2)
2014–2015	Palestino	25	(3)
2015–2022	Universidad Católica	142	(7)
Total		349	(21)
Managerial career
2023–2024	Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2025–	Puebla (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

His last club was Universidad Católica in 2022.^[1]

Coaching career

Lanaro started his career as assistant coach of Pablo Guede in Argentinos Juniors and Puebla.^[2][3]

Personal life

He's the twin brother of Gustavo Lanaro. They both naturalized Chilean by descent, since their grandmother is Chilean.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2022^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huracán	2007-2008	Primera B Metro	0	0	4	0	—		—		4	0
Guillermo Brown	2008-2009	Primera B Metro	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
Villa Mitre	2009-2010	Primera B Metro	29	0	—		—		—		29	0
Almagro	2010-2012	Primera B Metro	53	5	—		—		—		53	5
	2013	Primera B Metro	39	3	—		—		—		39	3
	Total		92	8	—		—		—		92	8
Nueva Chicago	2013-2014	Primera B Metro	36	2	1	0	—		—		37	2
Palestino	2014-15	Primera División	25	3	6	3	8[b]	0	—		25	3
Universidad Católica	2015-16	Primera División	27	0	4	0	3[b]	0	1[c]	0	33	0
	2016-17	Primera División	19	3	8	1	—		—		27	4
	2017	Primera División	12	0	3	1	2[d]	0	1[c]	0	18	1
	2018	Primera División	26	2	2	0	—		—		28	2
	2019	Primera División	19	1	2	0	6[e]	0	1[c]	0	28	1
	2020	Primera División	13	0	1	0	9[f]	0	—		23	0
	2021	Primera División	18	1	1	0	2[d]	0	1[c]	0	22	1
	2022	Primera División	5	0	-	-	-	-	—		5	0
	Total		139	7	21	2	22	0	4	0	185	9
Career total			342	21	32	5	30	0	4	0	408	27

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lanaro and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
4. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
5. 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
6. 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 5 in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Universidad Católica

• Primera División de Chile: 2016–C, 2016–A, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• Supercopa de Chile: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021