Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnaŋ ˈxoɾxe ˈkɾespo]; born 5 July 1975) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of UAE Pro League club Al Ain.
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Crespo with Inter Milan in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hernán Jorge Crespo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ain (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | River Plate | 62 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Parma | 116 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Lazio | 54 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Internazionale | 18 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Chelsea | 49 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Milan (loan) | 28 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | → Internazionale (loan) | 49 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Internazionale | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Genoa | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Parma | 46 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 453 | (197) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2007 | Argentina | 64 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Parma Primavera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Modena | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Banfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Duhail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al Ain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A prolific striker, Crespo scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 19 years. At international level, he scored 35 goals and is Argentina's fourth highest goalscorer behind only Sergio Agüero, Gabriel Batistuta and Lionel Messi. He played in three FIFA World Cups: 1998, 2002, 2006. At club level, Crespo was the world's most expensive player, when he was bought by Lazio from Parma in 2000 for €56 million (£35.5 million). He was top scorer in the 2000–01 Serie A with 26 goals, playing for Lazio.
Crespo's awards include three Serie A scudetti, a Copa Libertadores, a Premier League title and an Olympic Games silver medal. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Crespo never received a red card during his career.