Mariano Armentano

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Armentano and the second or maternal family name is Lepera.

Mariano Armentano

Personal information
Full name	Mariano Andrés Armentano Lepera
Date of birth	(1974-07-12) 12 July 1974
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Vélez Sársfield	23	(4)
1994–1995	Estudiantes LP	23	(10)
1995–1996	Racing Club	9	(0)
1996–1997	Basel	24	(2)
1997–1998	Vélez Sársfield	6	(0)
1998	Rosario Central	8	(0)
1998–2000	Elche	72	(19)
2000–2002	Osasuna	49	(8)
2002–2003	Elche	22	(4)
2003–2004	Algeciras	39	(14)
2004	Córdoba	18	(2)
2005–2007	Rayo Vallecano	64	(13)
Total		357	(76)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariano Andrés Armentano Lepera (born 12 July 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker.

He also holds Italian nationality, although he spent most of his professional career in Spain.

Football career

After beginning in his country with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Estudiantes de La Plata and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Armentano had an unassuming stint in Switzerland with FC Basel, after which he returned to Vélez.

He then had a spell with Rosario Central, going on to spend the following eight years in Spain, with Elche CF (two stints), CA Osasuna, Algeciras CF, Córdoba CF and Rayo Vallecano. Only with Osasuna did he play in La Liga, being an offensive backup; he retired in 2007, aged 33.

In 2010 Armentano returned to Vélez, being appointed to the club's coaching staff.

External links

• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• Mariano Armentano profile at BDFutbol
• Stats at Footballdatabase