Israel Alejandro Damonte (born 6 January 1982) is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a

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Biography

Damonte was born in Salto, an important agricultural town in northern

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Province.

Career

Damonte started his professional career playing 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 ...

in 2000. After not having much continuity, he was sent on loan to

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for six months. Then he returned to Estudiantes till the end of 2003. During 2004 to mid-2005, he remained playing for

San Martín de Mendoza Atlético Club San Martín (popularly known as San Martín de Mendoza) is a football club from the city of San Martín in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Torneo Federal A, which is the regionalised third division of ...

. In July 2005, he signed a new contract with

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side

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whic ...

where he played a total of 33 matches and scored 5 goals. In May 2006, he signed a three-year deal with the

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team

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. Soon after not having much continuity with the first team, he was loaned for half a season to Nueva Chicago. In August 2007, Israel was transferred to

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

, were his outstanding performances helped the team win the

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. He scored a goal in the round of 16 against

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ian club

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. In January 2008, he signed a two years contract with

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club Asteras Tripoli. In August 2010, Damonte joined Godoy Cruz. In January 2012, he signed for

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. In January 2013, he signed for Estudiantes. In January 2018, he signed for

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Coaching career

Damonte retired at the end of 2019 and on 2 January 2020, he was announced manager of his former club,

.Israel Damonte es el nuevo entrenador de Huracán
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Managerial statistics

''As of 21 June 2021''

Honours

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Damonte, Israel 1982 births Living people Copa Sudamericana–winning players Footballers from Buenos Aires Province People from Salto Partido Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Super League Greece players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players C.D. Veracruz footballers Club Nacional de Football players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Arsenal de Sarandí managers Club Atlético Sarmiento managers Club Atlético Colón managers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen