Hernan Jorge Crespo is an Argentine professional football coach and former player.
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44 Facts About Hernan Crespo
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Prolific striker, Crespo scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 19 years.
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Hernan Crespo's awards include three Serie A scudetti, a Copa Libertadores, a Premier League title and an Olympic Games silver medal.
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Hernan Crespo left River Plate for Parma on 14 August 1996 after he won the silver medal with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished as the top scorer with six goals.
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Hernan Crespo failed to score in his first six months at the club and was routinely booed, with head coach Carlo Ancelotti coming in for much criticism for keeping faith with the selection of Crespo.
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Lazio failed to defend its league title in 2001, and the following season, Hernan Crespo suffered from some injuries, while new signings Jaap Stam and Gaizka Mendieta failed to live up their reputations, following the departures of playmakers Juan Sebastian Veron and Pavel Nedved.
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Hernan Crespo was left without the attacking support he had enjoyed in 2001, but still scored a respectable haul of goals.
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Hernan Crespo scored seven goals in 18 Serie A appearances, along with nine goals in 12 Champions League matches, until he was sidelined for four months by injury in early 2003.
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Hernan Crespo was transferred to Premier League club Chelsea on 26 August 2003 for a fee of reported £16.
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Hernan Crespo made 31 appearances in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.
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In scoring a Champions League goal with Milan, Hernan Crespo became the first player to score with five teams in the competition, doing so with each of the sides he had played for since moving from South America to Europe in 1996.
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Milan, but Chelsea refused and announced that Hernan Crespo would remain a Chelsea player until the club accepted a suitable offer for him.
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Hernan Crespo was released from Chelsea on 3 July 2008, following the expiration of his contract, and was signed by Inter on a one-year contract for free.
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On 13 September, Hernan Crespo scored his first goal of the 2009 season against Napoli.
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Hernan Crespo scored just once before the season's end, against Livorno.
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Hernan Crespo is the club's all-time record goalscorer with 94 goals in 201 appearances.
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Hernan Crespo clarified that his career as a footballer had finished in November 2012.
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In 1996, Hernan Crespo was a member of the Argentina men's football squad for the Olympic Games.
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Hernan Crespo scored his first goal for the Argentina senior team in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador and hit a hat-trick against FR Yugoslavia in a pre-World Cup friendly.
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Hernan Crespo was called up to the final roster for the 1998 World Cup but only made one substitute appearance, as Gabriel Batistuta led the Argentine attack.
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Hernan Crespo scored Argentina's first goal of the 2006 World Cup in their opening match against the Ivory Coast.
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Hernan Crespo scored in the next game against Serbia and Montenegro and the second round match against Mexico.
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Hernan Crespo then overtook Maradona in Argentina's second match, scoring a penalty kick against Colombia.
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Hernan Crespo was a fast, tenacious, powerful, and complete striker, who possessed good technique, composure in possession, and an eye for goal; he excelled in the air.
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Hernan Crespo was effective off the ball due to his work-rate, tactical intelligence, and attacking movement, which he often used to provide depth for his team or create space for his teammates; he was capable of linking up well with other forwards.
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Hernan Crespo is called, although less often, "El Polaco" as his family addressed him that way in his youth because of his light hair.
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Hernan Crespo was sponsored by sportswear company Nike and appeared in Nike commercials.
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On 12 November 2012, Hernan Crespo announced that he would pursue a career in coaching and would begin work in early July 2013.
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Hernan Crespo was sacked on 26 March 2016, with the club one point above the relegation zone.
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Hernan Crespo worked for Jiang's company Desport as a technical adviser beforehand.
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On 19 December 2018, Hernan Crespo was appointed manager of Argentine Primera Division side Banfield, on an 18-month deal.
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On 25 January 2020, Hernan Crespo was appointed manager of Defensa y Justicia, in the Argentine top tier.
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On 12 February 2021, Hernan Crespo was appointed manager of Brazilian Serie A club Sao Paulo on a two-year deal.
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In May 2005, Hernan Crespo married equestrian Alessia Andra Rossi, with whom he has three children.
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