Flavio Zandona

Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, known as el Chino, is a former Argentine footballer, born on April 8, 1967. He began his career as a central marker in San Lorenzo de Almagro, then playing for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield until his emigration to the Paraguayan Cerro Porteño and then to Belo Horizonte.

Career

Achievements

With Vélez Sarsfield he won the 1994 Copa Libertadores and the 1994 Intercontinental Cup (he remained on the substitute bench). In the 95-96 season he won both local titles, the Apertura and Clausura Tournaments. He obtained the 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana undefeated and the 1997 Sudamericana Cup. His last title with Vélez Sarsfield was the 1998 Clausura Tournament. With 'El Fortín', he played 193 local and international matches, scoring 10 goals.

Trompado to Edmundo and flying kick from Romário

As an anecdote, we remember the episode in which, during the 1995 Super Cup, he knocked down the Flamengo player Edmundo at the Maracaná with a punch. The attack unleashed a pitched fight involving players and coaching staff from both teams, in which Romário was even seen throwing a flying kick at Zandoná. The referee had no choice but to end the match.

As a result of this fact and for their achievements in the Liniers club, a group of fans who call themselves 'The 100 neighborhoods', made a mural near the José Amalfitani Stadium and a flag in tribute to Zandoná and the trompada.

Clubs

Club	Country	Year
San Lorenzo	Argentina	1988 - 1994
Vélez Sarsfield		1994 - 1998
Veracruz (loaning)	Mexico Mexico	1998
Vélez Sarsfield	Argentina	1998 - 1999
Avispa Fukuoka	JapanJapan	2000
Cerro Porteño	Paraguay Paraguay	2000