Leonardo Rubén Astrada (born 6 January 1970) is a retired Argentine

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, who went on to become a football manager. The last team he managed was Atlético de Rafaela.

Playing career

Astrada was born in

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. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, winning ten major titles – making him the second most decorated player in the club's history (after

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). He played a total of 405 games for the club in all competitions. He also played for Brazilian club Grêmio in the year 2000. In addition, he played for the

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and was a participant at the

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. He made 32 appearances for

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scoring 1 goal.

Managerial career

After retirement in January 2004, he was appointed as manager for River Plate, and lasted one and a half years in the job. In October 2005 he became the manager of

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, but He didn't have a good relationship with the board, and quickly quit his position. During the 2007–08 season he coached Colón but left his position in March 2008. After an unsuccessful stint with

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between 2008 and on 6 October 2009 River Plate officials have hired the coach to replace

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, who recently quit after the 1–2 defeat against San Lorenzo. Astrada already managed River in the 2004–2005 season. In 2015, Astrada signed a contract with Atlético de Rafaela until the end of the season in the Argentinian first division.Leonardo Astrada is Atlético de Rafaela's new coach.
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Honours

Player

;River Plate *

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(10): 1989–90, 1991 Apertura, 1993 Apertura, 1994 Apertura, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1997 Apertura, 1999 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura *

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(1):

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

* Supercopa Sudamericana (1):

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

;Argentina *

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(1):

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Individual

* South American Team of the Year: 1991, 1997

Manager

;River Plate *

(1): 2004 Clausura

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Astrada, Leonardo Living people 1970 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players Grêmio FBPA players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Argentina men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine football managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Rosario Central managers Club Atlético Colón managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers Cerro Porteño managers Argentinos Juniors managers Atlético de Rafaela managers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Copa América–winning players Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay 20th-century Argentine sportsmen