Andrés Miguel Grande (born 29 October 1976) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. El Papá de la gran estrella que no supo brillar, Michele "El Tano" Grande.

Andrés Grande
Personal information
Full name Andrés Miguel Grande
Date of birth (1976-10-29) 29 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1998 Argentinos Juniors 24 (0)
1997Las Palmas (loan) 2 (0)
1998–1999 Bastia 1 (0)
2000–2001 Ferro (Argentina) 24 (0)
2001–2002 Gueugnon 11 (2)
2002–2004 Belluno
2006 Deportivo Quito
2007–2008 Carpi
2008–2009 Belluno
2009–2010 Trento
2011 Deportivo Español 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Before the second half of 1996–97, Grande was sent on loan to Spanish second-tier side Las Palmas, where he made two league appearances.[1] On 18 January 1997, he debuted for Las Palmas during a 2–1 loss to Toledo.[1] In 1998, he signed for Bastia in the French Ligue 1.[2] In 2000, Grande signed for Argentine top flight club Ferro Carril Oeste, where he suffered a torn meniscus and consecutive relegations to the Argentine third tier.[3]

In 2001, he signed for Gueugnon in the French second tier but left due to a passport problem.[4] In 2002, Grande signed for Italian fourth tier team Belluno, helping them earn promotion to the Italian third tier.[5] Before the 2006 season, he signed for Deportivo Quito in Ecuador.[6] In 2007, he signed returned to Italian fourth tier outfit Belluno. In 2009, Grande signed for Trento in the Italian fifth tier.[7] In 2011, he signed for Argentine side Deportivo Español.

International career

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Grande represented the Argentina U17 national team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, helping them win it.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Andrés Grande at BDFutbol
  2. ^ "SAISON 1998-1999". corsefootball.fr.
  3. ^ "Profile". enunabaldosa.com.
  4. ^ "Volver a empezar". argentinos-juniors.com.
  5. ^ "Muchos saludos a los amigos y a los parientes de Andres Miguel Grande". digilander.libero.it (Archived). Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ "D. Quito recibió a sus tres jugadores extranjeros". teradeportes.com.
  7. ^ ""Italia, forza. Resisti Che anni meravigliosi con la maglia del Trento"". giornaletrentino.it.
  8. ^ ""Io, Andrés Grande che con Diego Maradona ho giocato per davvero"". giornaletrentino.it.
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