current squad | transfer market9. Hernán Crespo

Striker Player Profile

	Argentina	64 Caps / 35 Goals
Height: 184 cm		Weight: 81 kg
Born: 05/07/1975		Birthplace: Florida, Argentina

Club History

Parma		2010	Chelsea	2003
Genoa		2009	Inter Milan	2002
Inter Milan		2008	Lazio	2000
Inter Milan	(loan)	2006	Parma	1996
A.C. Milan	(loan)	2004	River Plate	1993

Player Biography

Hernán started his career at River Plate where he made 62 appearances scoring 24 goals over three seasons with the club. However following winning an Olympics silver medal in 1996 being the top scorer with six goals he moved to Parma in August of that year.

It was here that Crespo became a household name amongst the fans in Parma. During his four years at the Tardini he helped Parma to second place in Serie A in 1997 being the clubs top scorer that season with 12 goals. He also helped Parma to lift both the Coppa Italia and Uefa Cup in 1999 (where he scored the finals opening goal against Marseille).

In 2000 Lazio paid a then world record transfer fee of £35 million to take Crespo away from Parma where he scored almost forty goals in his two seasons at the Olimpico before moving onto Inter Milan to replace Ronaldo.

Crespo became one of the first signings after Roman Abramovich took over Chelsea in 2003 for £17 million. But failed to settle in England and was loaned back to Italy shortly thereafter to A.C. Milan and Inter Milan respectively. Once his contract with Chelsea expired in 2008 he signed for Inter Milan permanently on a one year deal before moving to Genoa in the summer of 2009.

In January 2010 Crespo made a sensational return to Parma after almost ten years keeping a promise that he would one day hope to end his career here. On the last day of the 2009/10 season Crespo scored his first goal since returning to Parma, adding to his record holding amount of league goals for the club with 63 goals in 129 appearances.

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<h3 style=”margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;”><span class=”date” style=”font-size: 16px; color: #999999;”>Striker </span>Player Profile</h3>
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<td width=”210″>Argentina</td>
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<div style=”color: #999999; text-align: right;”>64 Caps / 35 Goals </div>
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<td colspan=”2″>Height: <span style=”color: #999999;”>184 cm</span></td>
<td style=”text-align: right;”>Weight: <span style=”color: #999999;”>81 kg</span></td>
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<td colspan=”2″>Born: <span style=”color: #999999;”>05/07/1975</span></td>
<td style=”text-align: right;”>Birthplace: <span style=”color: #999999;”>Florida, Argentina </span></td>
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<h3 style=”margin-top: 15px; padding-top: 0px;”>Club History</h3>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;” width=”115″><span style=”color: #3f4c6b; font-weight: bold;”>Parma</span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>Genoa</span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>Inter Milan </span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>Inter Milan </span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>Lazio</span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>Inter Milan </span></td>
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<div style=”color: #999999; text-align: center;”>2006</div></td>
<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>Parma</span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>A.C. Milan </span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><div style=”color: #999999; text-align: center;”>2004</div></td>
<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><span style=”color: #3f4c6b;”>River Plate </span></td>
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<td style=”border-bottom: #eeeeee 1px solid;”><div style=”color: #999999; text-align: center;”>1993</div></td>
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<h3 style=”margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;”>Player Biography</h3>

<p>Hernán started his career at River Plate where he made 62 appearances scoring 24 goals over three seasons with the club. However following winning an Olympics silver medal in 1996 being the top scorer with six goals he moved to Parma in August of that year. </p>
<p>It was here that Crespo became a household name in Italian football helping Parma to second place in Serie A by scoring 12 goals, their best ever finish in 1997. He also saw Parma do the double in 1999 lifting both the Coppa Italia and Uefa Cup (where he scored the finals opening goal).</p>
<p>In 2000 Lazio paid a then world record transfer fee of £35 million to take Crespo away from Parma where he scored almost forty goals in his two seasons at the Olimpico before moving onto Inter Milan to replace Ronaldo.</p>
<p>Crespo became one of the first signings after Roman Abramovich took over Chelsea in 2003 but failed to settle in England was loan back to Italy shortly there after to A.C. Milan and Inter Milan respectively. Once his contract with Chelsea expired in 2008 he signed for Inter Milan permanently on a one year deal before moving to Genoa in the summer of 2009.</p>
<p>In January 2010 Crespo made a sensational return to Parma after almost ten years keeping a promise that he would one day hope to end his career here. On the last day of the 2009/10 season Crespo scored his first goal since returning to Parma already adding to his record holding amount of league goals for Parma with 63 goals in 129 appearances. </p>