Hernán Crespo (born 5 July 1975 in Florida, Argentina) is an Argentine international football player. He plays in Italian Serie A for AC Milan. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ...

Club career

Crespo made his River Plate debut and scored 13 goals in 25 league matches in 1993/94 season. He helped River Plate win the Apertura league title, the second of two championships held in Argentina in the year. He helped River win the Apertura title again in 1994. In 1996, Crespo helped River to win the Copa Libertadores, the South American club championship, scoring twice in the home leg of the final in Buenos Aires. Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is a football team of Argentina, founded in 1901. ... In recent times, many Latin American football leagues have divided their championships into two sections, awarding a champion for each. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Copa Libertadores Logo Libertadores Cup The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... Buenos Aires (Good Air in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ...

He left River for Parma in Italy in August 1996 after he won the silver medal with Argentina in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing the tournament as top scorer with six goals. In May 1997, coached by Carlo Ancelotti, Crespo helped Parma finish runners-up in Serie A, scoring 12 goals in 27 matches. In 1999, with Parma he won both the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup (in the final against Olympique de Marseille, held in Moscow, Crespo scored the opening goal in Parma's 3-0 victory). In 2000, Lazio broke the world transfer record by paying $54.1 million for Crespo. He ended his first season in Lazio as top scorer in Serie A with 26 goals. Parma A.C. (Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, nicknamed the Gialloblu. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is a football coach. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian football club based in Rome. ...

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Crespo signed for English Premiership club Chelsea on 26 August 2003. However, he had a disappointing season in London, making only 31 appearances in all competitions and scoring 12 goals. After José Mourinho took over as Chelsea manager in the 2004 off-season, Crespo became surplus to Chelsea's plans, and was loaned out to AC Milan, as recuested by his former coach Carlo Ancelotti, for the 2004-05 season, where he reacquire his level scoring 10 goals. Crespo scored two of Milan's three goals in the 2004/2005 Champions League Final against Liverpool. International sponsored FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in South west London. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Jose Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix(born January 26, 1963 in Setúbal, Portugal), is a football manager. ... Champions League Logo European Champion Clubs Cup The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... Liverpool Football Club are the most successful English football team. ...

International career

In February 1995, Crespo won his first cap for Argentina national team, in a friendly against Bulgaria in Mendoza, but he had to wait 16 months for his second cap and more than two years for his first goal. He played for his country in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He play for Argentina 52 caps, scoring 39 goals. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Park of General San Martín in Mendoza. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France. ... The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

Fans used to call Crespo "Valdanito" because his looks, build and running style recall 1986 World Cup winning forward Jorge Valdano. The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico. ... Jorge Alberto Valdano (b. ...

In May 2005 he married Italian model Alessia Rossi Andra, with whom he has a daughter. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

In June 2005, and as part of his come back of the 2004/05 season, Crespo scored two goals in Argentina's 3:1 World Cup Qualifying Triumph over thier arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires, revenging Argentine loss to Brazil on penalty shootout in the 2004 Copa America Tournament. This win ensured Argentina's participation in the 2006 World Cup. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Buenos Aires (Good Air in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide the winner of a tied match of association football (soccer). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ... Germany 2006 emblem, nicknamed Three Celebrating Faces The final stages of 2006 Football World Cup are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July. ...

External links

• Crespo at AFA (http://www2.afa.uolsinectis.com.ar/Seleccion_Nacional/Mayores/Jugadores/Jugadores.htm?Op=101&Cod_Jugador=25)
• UEFA.com:Short biografy (http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/Players/Player=33820/)
• Crespo's statistics (http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=13880)