Hernán Nicolás Encina (born 3 November 1982) is an

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midfielder who plays for

Guaraní Antonio Franco Club Guaraní Antonio Franco is an Argentine football club from the city of Posadas, Misiones. The team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second major league in Argentine Football league system. The club played at the highest level of ...

in the

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

Career

Born in

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

, Encina made his league debut in 2001 for

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

, he made over 50 appearances for the club before joining Mexican side

Tecos Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican ...

in 2007, later that year he played for

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. In 2008 Encina returned to Argentina where he played for

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and then Godoy Cruz. On June 7, 2009, Encina will be joining

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for the second part of the Ecuadorian

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. On 19 January 2010

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

has obtained on loan for six months the 27-year-old attacking midfielder.Hernán Encina, el primer refuerzo de Gimnasia
at Canca Llena

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* * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Ecuadorian Serie A players Rosario Central footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Olimpo footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub