Claudio Ariel Spontón Imhoff (born 14 September 1968) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a forward.

Career

Besides Argentina, Spontón played for

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in Mexico,

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in Chile and

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in Peru.(El Batacazo) . 29 October 2021. As a football coach, he has led Platense and América de Quito.

Personal life

Claudio is the older brother of the also footballer Waldo Sponton. He has a close friendship with the former Argentine international Marcelo Espina and was his assistant coach in Chile.

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* * 1968 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Platense footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Deportivo Español footballers Liga MX players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Chilean Primera División players Unión Española footballers Primera Nacional players Gimnasia y Tiro footballers Club Olimpo footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Peruvian Primera División players Club Alianza Lima footballers Primera C Metropolitana players Club Atlético Acassuso footballers Torneo Argentino B players Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Men's association football forwards Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine Primera División managers Club Atlético Platense managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Ecuador 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1960s-stub