Alejandro Gavatorta

Alejandro Roberto Gavatorta (born 21 March 1980) is an Argentine retired football midfielder.

Career Gavatorta was born on 21 March 1980 in Gálvez, Santa Fe, Argentina. He made his Argentine Primera División debut, playing for Colón on 3 March 2002 when coach Jorge Fossati sent him in the 65th minute to replace Gerardo Solano in a 1–1 draw against Chacarita Juniors. He made 23 league appearances for Colón over the course of three seasons, before moving to Italy at Aosta Sarre in Serie D. He netted his first goal on 14 May 2005 in a 2–1 home loss to Național București.

In 2007, Gavatorta went to play for FC Thun, making his Swiss Super League debut on 11 February when coach Heinz Peischl used him the entire match in a 2–1 away victory against FC Schaffhausen. He scored his only league goal on 12 August 2007 in a 5–2 home loss to FC Aarau, totaling 45 appearances in the competition.

In September 2008, the midfielder returned to Politehnica Iași. On 23 May 2009, Gavatorta made his last Divizia A appearance in a 4–1 away loss to Otopeni, having a total of 59 matches with two goals in the competition.

After retirement After his playing career ended, Gavatorta worked as a scout and junior coach.