Pablo Brandán

Pablo Brandán
Brandán playing for Steaua București in 2011
Personal information
Full name Pablo Daniel Brandán
Date of birth (1983-03-05) 5 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Merlo, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Huracán 25 (3)
2001–2003 Deportivo Alavés 2 (0)
2002 → Burgos (loan) 10 (1)
2003 → Independiente (loan) 6 (0)
2004–2005 Argentinos Juniors 13 (0)
2005–2006 Instituto Córdoba 24 (2)
2006–2007 Deportivo Alavés 18 (0)
2007–2010 Unirea Urziceni 73 (4)
2010–2012 Steaua București 43 (0)
2012–2014 Liaoning Whowin 48 (1)
2014 Beitar Jerusalem 14 (1)
2014–2015 Universitatea Craiova 22 (4)
2015–2016 Târgu Mureş 34 (3)
2016 Viitorul Constanța 14 (0)
2017–2018 Fenix de Pilar 3 (0)
2018–2019 FC Nordelta
Total 349 (19)
International career
Argentina U-20 8 (3)
Managerial career
2018 Fenix de Pilar
2021 Fenix de Pilar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Daniel Brandán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo βɾanˈdan];[a] born 5 March 1983) is an Argentine former footballer and manager.

Career

Brandán was born in Merlo.[1] He won the 2008–09 Liga I edition with Unirea Urziceni, under the coaching of Dan Petrescu.[2] In the same season he was selected the Liga I left back of the year.[2]

In September 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București before follow teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Ricardo, Marinescu, Apostol and Bilașco who signed one week earlier.[3][4] He was part of the team which played in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage.[4]

In the 2011–12 Liga I season, Brandán began being used as a central midfielder and central defender, although his main post is on the left flank of the defence. Brandán proved to be a playmaker, giving 3[5] goal assists in the season and 4 assists in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, but did not manage to score his first goal for Steaua.

In February 2012, he was transferred to Chinese team Liaoning Whowin.[6]

In January 2014, he signed a contract with Beitar Jerusalem in which he scored 1 goal in 14 league appearances.[1] He then moved back to Romania where he won the Romanian championship once again in 2016–17 with FC Viitorul Constanța.[7]

Honours

Huracán

Independiente

Unirea Urziceni

Steaua București

ASA Târgu Mureș

Viitorul Constanța

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Brandán is pronounced [bɾanˈdan].

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Pablo Brandán at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c "De ce e Brandan un transfer util Stelei: e un jucător tehnic şi polivalent" [Why Brandan is a useful transfer to Steaua: he is a technical and versatile player] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Şapte jucători de la Urziceni au semnat cu Steaua!" [Seven players from Urziceni signed with Steaua!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Cifrele lotului transferat de Steaua de la Urziceni: 86% eşec, 14% cîştig!" [Figures of the players transferred by Steaua from Urziceni: 86% failure, 14% win!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ei sînt CREATIVII Ligii 1 » Dinamo se mîndreşte cu Munteanu, Steaua şi Rapid n-au nici un playmaker".
  6. ^ Brandan s-a despărţit oficial de Steaua! A semnat cu Liaoning
  7. ^ "Pablo Brandan asigură Craiova: "Bergodi e antrenor mare!" + dezvăluire după 3 ani: de ce s-a certat cu Hagi" [Pablo Brandan assures Craiova: "Bergodi is a great coach!" + revelation after 3 years: why he quarreled with Hagi] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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