Christian Lombardo (born February 24, 1974) is an Argentinian former footballer who had stints in Argentina, and Canada.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Omar Lombardo | ||
| Date of birth | February 24, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Victoriano Arenas | 12 | (0) |
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Toronto Supra | 75 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editIn 1993, Lombardo began his career in the Primera D Metropolitana with Victoriano Arenas.[1] In 1997, he played abroad in the USISL A-League with the Toronto Lynx.[2][3] He made his debut on July 5, 1997, in a match against the Richmond Kickers, coming on as a substitute for Paul Stalteri.[4] Throughout the season he appeared in five matches.[5] He helped Toronto finish fourth in the Northeastern division, which resulted in a playoff berth. Their opponents in the first round of the postseason were the Montreal impact, where the Lynx lost the series by a score of 6–1 on goals of aggregate.[6][7]
In 2001, he signed with the Toronto Supra of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[8] He recorded his first goal for the club on June 6, 2001, in a match against St. Catharines Wolves.[9] Lombardo helped Toronto finish third in the overall standings, and secured a postseason berth. In the CPSL Championship final Supra faced St. Catharines Wolves, but lost to a score of 1–0.[10] In 2004, he assisted Toronto Supra in securing their first divisional title the Eastern Conference title.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de CRISTIAN LOMBARDO -cristian omar lombardo- (perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". www.bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "TORONTO LYNX 1997 ROSTER". 1998-02-14. Archived from the original on February 14, 1998. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Soccer - A-League". Newspapers.com. Montreal Gazette. June 18, 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Kickin Them When They're Down". Sports Report Service. July 5, 1997.
- ^ "Christian Lombardo | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ "1997 Game By Game Results". 2003-06-02. Archived from the original on June 2, 2003. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Tilley Time - Revenge is sweet for hat trick hero". Sports Report Service. September 8, 1997.
- ^ "torontosupra.com". 2004-07-12. Archived from the original on 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Wolves on Top". June 6, 2001. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "2001 CPSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 14, 2001.
- ^ "It's Playoff Time in the CPSL". October 1, 2004. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved 2020-11-14.