Carlos Fabián Leeb (born 18 July 1968, in

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) is an

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former

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striker and a current manager. He is the son of Luis Félix Leeb, a professional footballer who played over 300 games in Argentine football.

Playing career

Leeb started his career with

Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, which plays in the Argentine Primera Divi ...

in the First Division in 1987. In 1991, he had a short spell with

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

before signing for

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

in the 3rd division in 1992. In 1994 Chacarita were promoted to the

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. Leeb became an idol at the club, scoring 64 goals in 126 games. In 1997 Leeb transferred to fellow Second Division

Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in the Banfield, Buenos Aires, Banfield city of Greater Buenos Aires. It was founded on 21 January 1896, by the British–origin inhabitants of that city (mostly English people, English, ...

. In 2001 Banfield were promoted to the First Division, Leeb played a single season with Banfield in the top flight before moving to

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in the Third Division where he retired from playing in 2002. During his playing career, he suffered from a lot of injuries and underwent 14 operations.

Coaching career

In 2005 Carlos Leeb started coaching Banfield first Team. He enjoyed a lot of success and in 2006 joined Club Guaraní in Paraguay making a two-year campaign with very good records. In June 2009 he took over Universitario of Bolivia, with the objectives of entering an international competition. He accomplished his objective by entering the Copa Sudamericana in 2010. He left Universario due to club's debt to player's and coaching staff. He works as the manager for Nacional Potosi of the

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since 09.08.2012.

External links

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Soy de Banfield profile
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