Sebastián Pascual Rambert (born 30 January 1974) is a retired

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football striker. He was born in the city of Bernal in the Buenos Aires Province of

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and is of French descent. In fact, his father,

Ángel Rambert Ángel Rambert (12 June 1936 – 25 October 1983) was an Argentine-born French footballer. He played as a striker for Lanús, Lyon and Avignon Foot 84, as well as the French national side. Ángel's son Sebastián Saint Sebastian (in La ...

, was an Argentine-born forward who began his career with

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before transferring to

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in France, where he eventually played for their national team after gaining dual nationality. In 1995 Rambert transferred from Independiente to

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. He arrived at the club along with fellow Argentine

Javier Zanetti Javier Adelmar Zanetti (; born 10 August 1973) is an Argentine former professional footballer. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation, and is especially well known for his role in Inter Milan's treble-winning 2009–10 seaso ...

, but he did not enjoy the same success as his compatriot. After an entire season without making a single appearance in Serie A he then transferred to

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in 1996, where he finally received his first minutes in Europe. Rambert played only one season in Spain before returning to his homeland to sign with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

. This move was followed by stints at River Plate, Independiente and then a return to Europe for a brief season in Greece with Iraklis. He returned to Argentina to sign with

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, where he ended his playing career in 2003. Since then, he has been an assistant coach to manager Ramón Díaz at

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and

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. He is one of the few players to have played for three of the "Big Five" clubs in Argentina:

, River Plate and

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. Currently, he is the coach of

Crucero del Norte Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although th ...

Honours

; Independiente *

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: Clausura 1994 ; River Plate *

: Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000 *

Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by ...

: 1997

References

External links

Argentine Primera statisticsBBC Sport story about a potential transfer to Hearts
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