| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Emanuel Lequi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Rosario Central | 21 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | River Plate | 40 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Lazio | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Celta | 81 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Iraklis | 14 | (0) |
| 2011 | Las Palmas | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Rosario Central | 35 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | All Boys | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sportivo Luqueño | 21 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Aldosivi | 46 | (3) |
| 2016 | Sarmiento | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (22) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Rosario Central (youth) | ||
| 2024 | Rosario Central (reserves) | ||
| 2024 | Rosario Central (interim) | ||
| 2024 | Rosario Central | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matías Emanuel Lequi (born 13 May 1981) is anArgentine professionalfootballcoach and former player who played as acentral defender.
Born inRosario, Santa Fe, Lequi started his career with hometown sideRosario Central, then signed forClub Atlético River Plate where he won two consecutiveClausura titles. In 2003 he moved abroad, joiningAtlético Madrid,[2] making hisLa Liga debut on 31 August in a 0–1 away loss againstSevilla FC[3] and only missing four matches duringthe season as theColchoneros eventually finished seventh andqualified for theUEFA Intertoto Cup.
Subsequently, Lequi signed with Italy'sS.S. Lazio,[4] going pretty much unnoticed during hisone season-spell. For2005–06 he returned toSpain, being loaned toRC Celta de Vigo; as theGalicians finished in sixth position andreached theUEFA Cup straight fromSegunda División, he was heavily featured, scoring againstReal Madrid (2–1 home defeat)[5] and former team Atlético (opening a 3–0 away win).[6]
After extensive negotiations, the deal with Celta was made permanent in late May 2006, for four years.[7] Lequi suffered relegation inthe first season after his purchase and, with the club already in the second level, wassent off a total of four times in the league as they languished in16th position; he was released in August 2008.[8]
Lequi spent the following months training on his own. In the 2009 summer transfer window, he moved toGreek sideIraklis Thessaloniki FC. On 19 January 2011, the free agent returned to Spain and signed a five-month withUD Las Palmas of the second tier.[9]
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