Leonardo Medina (Uruguayan footballer)

Leonardo Medina
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Andrés Medina Gutiérrez
Date of birth	30 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998	Sud América
1999–2000	Rentistas
2002	Real Cartagena
2002–2003	Deportivo Colonia
2004–2006	Liverpool Montevideo
2006	Chiapas
2007	Audax Italiano
2008	Deportivo Pereira
2009	Huracán
2009	Oriente Petrolero
2010	Cienciano
2010–2011	Miramar Misiones
2011–2012	Cerro
2012–2015	Rampla Juniors
Managerial career
2014–2015	Central Español (assistant)
2016–2017	Sud América (youth)
2017–2022	Liverpool Montevideo (youth)
2022	Miramar Misiones (youth)
2023–2024	Miramar Misiones
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo Andrés Medina Gutiérrez (born 30 May 1977) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as striker.

Medina has played for clubs in his homeland of Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico and Chile, where he enjoyed success with Audax Italiano. He also played in the Argentine Primera for Huracán.^[1]

Medina has participated in international club tournaments, Copa Libertadores 2007 and Copa Sudamericana 2007, where he made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals, both with Audax Italiano.

Club career

Oriente Petrolero

In July 2009, he joined Bolivian side Oriente Petrolero.^[2] On August 24, 2009, he got sent off together with Blooming defender Sergio Jáuregui, after a clash. While leaving the field, Jáuregui performed a running kick to Medina's face, knocking him unconscious.^[3] After a short spell with Oriente, he moved to Peruvian club Cienciano.^[4]

Cienciano

After a short spell with Oriente, he moved to Peru and joined Cienciano during January 2010.^[5] but left the club in July due to lack of playing time.

References

^ Leonardo Medina ya es refuerzo de Huracán ofisports.com (in Spanish)
^ Leonardo Medina fue presentado en Oriente Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine facetasdeportivastv.com (in Spanish)
^ Pelea entre Blooming y Oriente Petrolero (patada criminal) 24/08/09 youtube.com (in Spanish)
^ Leonardo Medina llega a Cienciano Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine elmundo.com.bo
^ Ex Oriente, Leonardo Medina, se fue a Cienciano Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine facetasdeportivastv.com (in Spanish)

External links

Leonardo Medina – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Leonardo Medina – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived July 11, 2011) (in Spanish)
Leonardo Medina at ESPN FC
Leonardo Medina at Soccerway
Leonardo Medina at PlaymakerStats.com (Player)
Leonardo Medina at PlaymakerStats.com (Manager)

[1] Leonardo Medina ya es refuerzo de Huracán ofisports.com (in Spanish)

[2] Leonardo Medina fue presentado en Oriente Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine facetasdeportivastv.com (in Spanish)

[3] Pelea entre Blooming y Oriente Petrolero (patada criminal) 24/08/09 youtube.com (in Spanish)

[4] Leonardo Medina llega a Cienciano Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine elmundo.com.bo

[5] Ex Oriente, Leonardo Medina, se fue a Cienciano Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine facetasdeportivastv.com (in Spanish)

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