Rodrigo Daniel Marangoni (born February 21, 1978 in Paraná,

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who currently plays for Atlético Huila. A player of good passing skills, he is also a freekick specialist.

Club career

Marangoni started his professional career in 1997 with Vélez Sársfield. The following year he was loaned to second division club

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, but shortly after he returned to Vélez. In 2000, he joined

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, but left the club after making only seven first-team appearances. In 2001, Marangoni spent some time with

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. In 2002, he moved to

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and signed for

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. During his spell in the

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, he became a fundamental figure for the club scoring 27 goals in 66 games. In 2003, Marangoni returned to Argentina joining

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before transferring to Club Guillermo Brown a year later. In 2006, he relocated to Colombia, where he wore the colors of first division club Atlético Huila. His impressive displays awoke the interest of

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, which signed him in 2008.

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
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