Hernán Rodrigo López
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Hernán Rodrigo López Mora (born on 21 January 1978 in Montevideo
) is an Uruguay
an football player who plays as a forward for Club Atlético Banfield
of the Primera División Argentina
.
in Uruguay
. He had short stints with Torino FC of Italy and AO Kavala of Greece in 1998 with along compatriot Pablo Gaglianone
. In 2000 he joined Colo-Colo
of Chile.
He returned to Uruguay in 2001 to play for Danubio FC and in 2002 he joined Racing Club de Montevideo
Between 2002 and 2004 he enjoyed a successful stint with Olimpia of Paraguay
where he was part of the team that won both Copa Libertadores 2002
and Recopa Sudamericana
2003
.
In 2004 he joined Mexican side Pachuca CF but after only a few games he returned to Paraguay to play for Libertad
where he scored an impressive 39 goals in 71 league games, won the Primera División championship in 2006 and finished as the topscorer.
López returned to Mexican football in 2008 joining Club América
where he played alongside a number of other South American players such as Federico Insúa
of Argentina and Salvador Cabañas
. He had a successful time with América, scoring a famous hat-trick against Tecos in the 2007 Apertura and helping the team to win the 2008 InterLiga
.
In 2008 he joined Argentine
Vélez Sársfield
and had an unsuccessful start with the team, quickly reverted by contributing 11 goals in their championship season of Clausura 2009.
López was bought by Argentine side Estudiantes de La Plata
in June 2010 for a fee of around $750,000 US dollars. He scored a number of vital goals for the club in his first season helping the club to win the Apertura 2010 tournament. He scored his first hat-trick for Estudiantes with three headers in a 5-1 win against Paraguayan side Guaraní in the group stages of the 2011 Copa Libertadores
. In the following game he scored the winning goal against league leaders Racing Club.
On July 2011, he signed a 2 year contract with Club Atlético Banfield
.
at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
. He even played the final against Argentina
.
López played a friendly match for Uruguay
against China
in 1996. Thirteen years later, in 2009, he was called again by coach Oscar Washington Tabárez for a friendly match against Algeria
and for the World Cup qualifying games against Peru
and Colombia
. He was also part of the squad that achieved the qualification by defeating Costa Rica
on the playoff. However, he was not part of the Uruguayan squad that played the World Cup.
On July 27, 2010 he was reserved to play a friendly match against Angola
in Lisboa .
Libertad
América
Vélez Sársfield
Estudiantes
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
) is an Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an football player who plays as a forward for Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
of the Primera División Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
.
Club
López began his career with River Plate de MontevideoClub Atlético River Plate (Uruguay)
Club Atlético River Plate is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club currently plays in the Primera División. River is the result of the merger of former clubs Olimpia and Capurro....
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. He had short stints with Torino FC of Italy and AO Kavala of Greece in 1998 with along compatriot Pablo Gaglianone
Pablo Gaglianone
Pablo Gaglianone is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a Midfielder.-Club career:Gaglianone began his professional career with Defensor Sporting and has played for several clubs in Uruguay and South America. He also had brief spells abroad: with Torino F.C. in Serie B and Kavala F.C...
. In 2000 he joined Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
of Chile.
He returned to Uruguay in 2001 to play for Danubio FC and in 2002 he joined Racing Club de Montevideo
Racing Club de Montevideo
Racing Club de Montevideo is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. It currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division.Racing Club is known as "La Escuelita" due to the excellent players that resulted from the team, it was like a player machine...
Between 2002 and 2004 he enjoyed a successful stint with Olimpia of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
where he was part of the team that won both Copa Libertadores 2002
Copa Libertadores 2002
The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title.-First round:...
and Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
2003
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
.
In 2004 he joined Mexican side Pachuca CF but after only a few games he returned to Paraguay to play for Libertad
Club Libertad
Club Libertad is a sports club based in the District Tuyucuá of the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. It was founded on July 30, 1905 and currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División...
where he scored an impressive 39 goals in 71 league games, won the Primera División championship in 2006 and finished as the topscorer.
López returned to Mexican football in 2008 joining Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
where he played alongside a number of other South American players such as Federico Insúa
Federico Insúa
Federico Insúa is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Bursaspor.-Career:Nicknamed El Pocho, Insúa grew up in a middle class family in Buenos Aires. He moved to the youth teams of Argentinos Juniors from the Club Parque football school, and debuted professionally on November 18, 1997...
of Argentina and Salvador Cabañas
Salvador Cabañas
Salvador Cabañas Ortega is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for the Paraguayan national team. A prolific and natural goalscorer, he is known for his array of skills on the field such as excellent heading, accurate shooting with either foot, receptions in tight spaces, and a combination of...
. He had a successful time with América, scoring a famous hat-trick against Tecos in the 2007 Apertura and helping the team to win the 2008 InterLiga
InterLiga
The InterLiga was a football competition from 2004 to 2010 between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores....
.
In 2008 he joined Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
and had an unsuccessful start with the team, quickly reverted by contributing 11 goals in their championship season of Clausura 2009.
López was bought by Argentine side Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
in June 2010 for a fee of around $750,000 US dollars. He scored a number of vital goals for the club in his first season helping the club to win the Apertura 2010 tournament. He scored his first hat-trick for Estudiantes with three headers in a 5-1 win against Paraguayan side Guaraní in the group stages of the 2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...
. In the following game he scored the winning goal against league leaders Racing Club.
On July 2011, he signed a 2 year contract with Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
.
National team
On the youth level, López was runner-up with Uruguay U-20Uruguay national under-20 football team
Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Championship.-FIFA U-20 World Cup:Iturbe | goals2 = Polenta...
at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship...
. He even played the final against Argentina
Argentina national under-20 football team
The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level....
.
López played a friendly match for Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
against China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
in 1996. Thirteen years later, in 2009, he was called again by coach Oscar Washington Tabárez for a friendly match against Algeria
Algeria national football team
The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
and for the World Cup qualifying games against Peru
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
and Colombia
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
. He was also part of the squad that achieved the qualification by defeating Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
on the playoff. However, he was not part of the Uruguayan squad that played the World Cup.
On July 27, 2010 he was reserved to play a friendly match against Angola
Angola national football team
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...
in Lisboa .
Club
Olimpia- Copa Libertadores (1): 2002
- Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
(1): 2003
Libertad
- Paraguayan Primera División (1): 2006
América
- InterLigaInterLigaThe InterLiga was a football competition from 2004 to 2010 between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores....
(1): 2008InterLiga 2008The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament.- Venues :- Qualification :...
Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2009 Clausura
Estudiantes
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2010 Apertura
Individual
- Paraguayan Primera División top scorerPrimera División de Paraguay topscorersThe following article contains a year-by-year list and statistics of football topscorers in the Primera División de Paraguay .-Topscorers by year:...
: 2006 (27 goals, for Libertad)