Leonel Gancedo

Pipa Gancedo

Personal information
Full name	Leonel Fernando Gancedo
Date of birth	(1971-01-23) 23 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	UD Lanzarote (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	Argentinos Juniors	145	(19)
1996–2000	River Plate	112	(6)
2000–2003	Osasuna	81	(5)
2003–2004	Real Murcia	17	(0)
2004–2005	Huracán	15	(1)
2006	América de Cali	5	(1)
2007	River Plate PR	7	(3)
2007–2008	Deportivo Morón	30	(18)
2012–2013	Independiente de Monte	3	(0)
2018–	FC Encamp
Total		415	(53)
Managerial career
2018–	FC Encamp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonel Fernando "Pipa" Gancedo (born 23 January 1971) is an Argentine former professional footballer who is currently player-manager of Andorran club FC Encamp.

Gancedo, a midfielder, played for River Plate for four years, winning five domestic titles, as well as the 1996 Copa Libertadores and the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores with the club.^[1] He later served as the club's sporting director.^[2]

He joined FC Encamp, aged 47, in September 2018.^[3] On May 31, 2023, the Argentinian was announced as the new Manager of UD Lanzarote

Honours

River Plate

• Primera División Argentina (5): 1996, 1997, 1999 (Apertura); 1997, 2000 (Clausura)
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1996
• Supercopa Libertadores (1): 1997

References

1. "¿Qué es de la vida de Gancedo?". La Página Millonaria (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. "Milan: keen on Vangioni. Juve: back for Embolo". Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
3. "El "Pipa" Gancedo vuelve al fútbol con 47 años: será DT y jugador e intentará convencer a Saviola para que lo acompañe". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.