Hernán Cristante

Hernán Cristante ( born September 16, 1969 in La Plata) is an Argentine football goalkeeper.

Sports career

At the age of four years Cristante enthusiastic about the sport of football and have always loved the role of the goalkeeper, because this has a very special character.

His professional career began Cristante at his home club Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, for which he completed a total of 55 games between 1990 and 1993. He was then committed by the Mexican first division club Deportivo Toluca, where he stood up to the 2009/10 season under contract, but played several times in the 1990s, on loan at Argentine clubs. Between 1998 and 2009 Cristante was then goalkeeper of the Diablos Rojos and won with them a total of five championship titles. He is the player of Deportivo Toluca FC, ​​which has won the most league titles. Another record he set in 2008, when he stayed in the games of the Mexican League 772 minutes without conceding a goal.

In the Copa América 1995, he guarded the goal for the Argentine national team.

In 2002 he completed his coaching course successfully and in 2004 he opened a football school called Centro de Formación Deportivo Hernán Cristante, are formed in the young talent.

Private

In addition to his football activity Cristante studied business administration at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

He married his childhood girlfriend, who lived in the same neighborhood. With her he has three daughters: (* 1998), ( * 2000 ) and (* 2003).

In his spare time he plays saxophone and likes to read, especially on scientific, historical and religious themes.

Achievements

• Mexican masters: Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008
• Mexican Super Cup: 2003, 2006
• CONCACAF Champions ' Cup: 2003