 Sand in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Gustavo Sand | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-07-17)17 July 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Bella Vista, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Colón | 5 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Independiente Rivadavia | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Vitória | 13 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Defensores de Belgrano | 47 | (20) |
| 2004–2005 | River Plate | 42 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Banfield | 33 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Colón | 24 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Lanús | 67 | (51) |
| 2009–2011 | Al Ain | 30 | (31) |
| 2011 | →Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tijuana | 34 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Racing Club | 21 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Tigre | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | Argentinos Juniors | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Boca Unidos | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | Aldosivi | 31 | (12) |
| 2016–2018 | Lanús | 52 | (35) |
| 2018 | Deportivo Cali | 31 | (11) |
| 2019–2023 | Lanús | 84 | (42) |
| Total | 573 | (256) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 12 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980), nicknamedPepe, is an Argentine former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He made two appearances for theArgentina national team.
Born inBella Vista, Corrientes, Sand started his professional career withRiver Plate in 1998. He then had his first spell withColón between 1999 and 2000. In 2000, he dropped down a division to play forIndependiente Rivadavia of theArgentine 2nd Division. In 2000, he joined Brazilian sideVitória. In 2002 Sand returned to Argentina to play forDefensores de Belgrano. He had a second spell with River Plate between 2004 and 2005. Between 2005 and 2006 he played forBanfield, and then returned to Colón in 2006 before joining Lanús in 2007.
Sand started his Lanús career by being sent off on his league debut in a 5–3 defeat toIndependiente. He then scored ten goals in his next nine league games. His good scoring record of 15 goals in 15 games in his first tournament with Lanús established himself as a favourite amongst the fans. In 2007, he was part of the squad that won theApertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title. Sand becametop scorer in thePrimera División Argentina for the first time in theApertura 2008 championship with 15 goals in 19 games. InClausura 2009 he became the first player to become top scorer in consecutive tournaments sinceDiego Maradona in 1980. Overall, he scored 50 goals in 67 league matches and 6 in 12Copa Libertadores matches.
On 7 August 2009, Sand was sold to theAl Ain S.C.C. ofAbu Dhabi at $10 million, and presented inValencia, Spain before media from all over Spain, Argentina and theUAE. He was given the number 9, previously worn by teammateFaisal Ali.[1] In his first match withAl Ain, he scored his first goal on 9 August in a 2–1 loss againstVillarreal B. Sand started this season in great form, and score 33 goals in all competitions and scored three hat-tricks in the league againstAl Ahli,Al Shabab &Emirates. Sand was awarded the 2009–10 Al Hadath Golden Boot, after scoring 24 goals in 20 league matches, averaging 1.2 goals per match.[2]
On 31 January 2011,Deportivo La Coruña announced on their official website that they had acquired the services of Sand for €500,000 on loan for six-months. Deportivo also had a buyout option fromAl Ain for €3 million, which could be fulfilled during the summer of that same year.[3]
On 30 June 2011, Sand was sold to theClub Tijuana of Mexico for $4 million.[4]
On 8 July 2012, Sand signed a contract withRacing Club in theArgentine Primera División.
After a successful spell atAldosivi, Sand returned toLanús in December 2015 with the club declaring that he had 'returned home'.[5]
In January 2018, Sand joinedDeportivo Cali to help spearhead the Colombian team's attack in theirCopa Sudamericana campaign.[6]
After one year inDeportivo Cali, Sand signed forLanús for the third time. The deal was announced on 15 December 2018.[7]
On 6 January 2021, Sand scored the only goal of the match against Vélez in the first leg of the2020 Copa Sudamericana semifinals, becoming, at the age of 40, the oldest goalscorer in a semifinal or final in the competition's history.[8]
On 14 April 2022, Sand scored in a 3–1 win overBarcelona de Guayaquil in the2022 Copa Sudamericana group stage, becoming, at the age of 41 years and 8 months, the second-oldest player to ever score in the Copa Sudamericana, only behindRichard Pellejero, who scored a brace in the2019 Copa Sudamericana, aged 43 years and 31 days.[8][9]
In light of his excellent club form, Sand received his first-ever international call up fromAlfio Basile to replace the suspendedCarlos Tevez in the national squad for theFIFA World Cup qualifier withChile inSantiago on 15 October 2008. He made his second appearance for Argentina in a friendly match againstPanama on 20 May 2009.
Sand's brother, Darío Sand, is also a professional footballer who has played forClub Agropecuario Argentino andSan Martín de Tucumán.[10] Sand's aunt,Nancy Sand, is a politician who served as mayor of his hometown ofBella Vista and as a member of theNational Congress.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 1999–2000 | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2000–01 | 17 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| Vitória | 2001–02 | 13 | 4 | – | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 2002–03 | 47 | 20 | – | 47 | 20 | |||||||
| River Plate | 2003–04 | 16 | 7 | – | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 26 | 1 | – | 13 | 3 | 39 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
| Banfield | 2005–06 | 33 | 10 | – | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||||
| Colón | 2006–07 | 24 | 7 | – | 24 | 7 | |||||||
| Lanús | 2007–08 | 30 | 22 | – | 12 | 6 | 42 | 28 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 37 | 29 | – | 4 | 2 | 41 | 31 | ||||||
| Total | 67 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 59 | |
| Al Ain | 2009–10 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | – | 5 | 4 | 33 | 33 | |||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | – | 16 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | 30 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 44 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2010–11[14] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Tijuana | 2011–12[15] | 32 | 12 | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | |||||
| Racing | 2011–12[15] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[15] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Tigre | 2013–14[15] | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2013–14[15] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Boca Unidos | 2014[15] | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |||||
| Aldosivi | 2015[15] | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 3 | 32 | 12 | |||
| Lanús | 2016[15] | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 1 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 2016–17[15] | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | 4 | 1[c] | 1 | 42 | 24 | ||
| 2017–18[15] | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 5 | 15 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 49 | |
| Deportivo Cali | 2018[15] | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | 2[d] | 0 | 39 | 14 | |
| Lanús | 2018–19[15] | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20[15] | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | |||||
| 2020[15] | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 2021[15] | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 25 | |||
| Total | 62 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 51 | |
| Career total | 543 | 243 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 79 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 684 | 301 | |
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