Leandro Desábato

Football player infobox
playername = Leandro Desábato


fullname = Leandro Desábato
height = height|m=1.86
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|1|24
cityofbirth = Cafferatta
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Estudiantes de La Plata
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-2001
2001-2002
2002-2006
2006-2007
2007-Present
clubs = Estudiantes LP
Olimpo
Quilmes
Argentinos Juniors
Estudiantes LP
caps(goals) = 0? (?)
0? (?)
66 (3)
34 (4)
33 (1)
pcupdate = 11 September 2008

Leandro Desábato is an Argentine football defender. He was born on January 24 1979, in Cafferatta in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Primera Division Argentina.

Copa Libertadores incident

In a Copa Libertadores 2005 match, Desábato allegedly hurled a racist insult towards São Paulo's player Grafite. Desábato was arrested after the match ("see" Argentina and Brazil football rivalry) [ [http://www.lukor.com/deportes/noticias/0504/14104752.htm Lukor article es icon] ] .

Following his night in jail, Desábato was defended by columnist and former Brazil international footballer Tostão who stated that the insults were not racist, simply the kind of provocation that has always existed in football [ [http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox168839.htm Terra deportes article es icon] ] .

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=3384&SEOFutbolista=Desabato+Leandro Argentine Primera statistics] at Futbol XXI