Franco Di Santo Football player

Franco Matías Di Santo (born 7 April 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for German club Werder Bremen.He began his career at Chilean club Audax Italiano, earning a £3.4 million move to Chelsea in 2008 and a first-team place following good form in the reserves. After a season on loan at Blackburn Rovers he moved to Wigan Athletic for £2 million, where he won the FA Cup in 2013 but was released after the club's relegation.Di Santo has represented the Argentina national football team on three occasions. He was nicknamed 'Crespito' (Little Crespo) after Chelsea's former Argentinian striker Hernán Crespo.

Personal facts

Franco Di Santo
Alias (AKA)Di Santo Franco Matías
Birth dateApril 07, 1989
Birth place
Mendoza Argentina , Argentina national football team
Height (meters)1.9304

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Chelsea F.C.
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Argentina national football team
Audax Italiano
Wigan Athletic F.C.
SV Werder Bremen
Argentina national under-20 football team

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