STAR PLAYER: CLAUDIO LÒPEZ

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Javier López
Date of birth	July 17, 1974
Place of birth	Río Tercero, Argentina
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position	Forward, Winger
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1992–1996	Racing Club	116	25
1996–2000	Valencia	123	42
2000–2004	Lazio	105	28
2004–2006	Club America	87	27
2007–2008	Racing Club	34	10
2008–2009	Kansas City Wizards	57	13
2010	Colorado Rapids	11	0
National team
1996	Argentina Olympic	6	2
1995–2003	Argentina Senior	55	10

Claudio López born July 17, 1974 in Rio Tercero was a mighty Argentine football player. He is known by the nickname "El Piojo", meaning "the louse", and is well known for his pace, dribbling skills and world class finishing with his powerfull left foot.

Claudio has arrived in Roma in 2000/2001 season with his teammate in Argentina national team, Hernan Crespo. He was transferred from the Spanish club, Valencia after took the club into the final of Champions League 1999/2000, but failed to became the Champion after his club had taken down by another Spanish club, Real Madrid. For your information, Valencia met Lazio in quarter final that season. Claudio had scored one goal to delivered a victory in Mestalla Stadium against Lazio with 5-2 score. In Olimpico meeting, Lazio only won 1-0, that Valencia went through to the semifinal with 5-3 aggregate.

After fantastic season in Valencia, Claudio had a new season with his new club, Lazio. His first official appearance was in Super Coppa Italiana at Olimpico Stadium against Internazionale. He scored two goals in that game to delivered victory to Lazio with 4-3 scored. It’s his first trophy in his first season.

But, unfortunately he suffered from injury in early season of Serie A and couldn’t participate with the squad for several months. And finally, He ended the season with only played several times and scored no goal. But, He succeed to assist his teammate, Hernan Crespo became the Capocanonieri of Serie A in that season with his service in forward line.

Claudio spent four years in Roma. Played for 105 matches in Serie A and scored 28 goals. He presented two trophies for Lazio. First, Super Coppa Italiana in early season of 2000/2001. The second was in the end of season 2003/2004. The team was coached by the former player of Lazio, Roberto Mancini.

After played for Lazio, Claudio went to Mexico played for Club America. He returned to Racing Club in 2007, then moved to Major League Soccer, USA with Kansas Wizard City. In Kansas, He scored amazing volley goal from the midfield area against Los Angeles Galaxy. In 2010, Claudio moved again to another MLS team, Colorado Rapids. He played for eleven times with no goal he scored. After that, his carrier is never heard again until now. I’m not really sure that he already get retire or not.