Gastón Liendo

Gastón Ricardo Liendo (born 29 May 1974) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career Born in Rosario, Liendo was a Newell's Old Boys youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 27 August 1995, coming on as a substitute for in a 1–0 home loss to Lanús. He scored his first goal the following 11 June, netting his side's second in a 3–2 away loss to Independiente.

Liendo left for Racing Club in 1999, and subsequently represented Belgrano and Argentinos Juniors before returning to Newell's in 2002. He moved abroad in the following year, joining Italian Serie B side FBC Unione Venezia in the 2003–04 season.

After another full season at Mantova in the Serie C1, Liendo spent six months unemployed before returning to Belgrano in January 2006. He helped the club to achieve promotion from Primera B Nacional, but did not feature in the first half of the 2006–07 campaign before leaving for Aldosivi.

Liendo joined Primera B Metropolitana side Central Córdoba de Rosario in 2007, and retired with the side in 2009, aged 35.

Managerial career After retiring, Liendo returned to his first club Newell's as a manager of the youth categories. He was also an assistant in the main squad in 2014, in the period of Gustavo Raggio's reign.

In October 2017, Liendo joined Juan Pablo Vojvoda's staff at Defensa y Justicia, as his assistant. He followed Vojvoda to Talleres, Unión La Calera, Fortaleza and Santos, always under the same role.

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