- Born
- Birth nameHernán Jorge Crespo
- Nickname
- Valdanito
- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Hernán Crespo is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He was the manager of C.A. Banfield, Defensa y Justicia and São Paulo F.C..
A prolific striker, Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 19 years. At international level, he scored 35 goals and is Argentina's fourth highest goalscorer behind only Sergio Agüero, Gabriel Batistuta and Lionel Messi. He played in three FIFA World Cups: 1998, 2002, 2006. At club level, Crespo was the world's most expensive player, when he was bought by S.S. Lazio from Parma in 2000. He was top scorer in the 2000-01 Serie A with 26 goals, playing for S.S. Lazio.
Crespo's awards include three Serie A scudetti, a Copa Libertadores, a Premier League title and an Olympic Games silver medal.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseAlessia Rossi Andra(May 16, 2005 - present) (filed for divorce, 3 children)
- 64 appearances for Argentina National Football Team; scored 35 goals (1995-2007). Member of the Copa América 2007, and the France '98, South Korea/Japan '02 and Germany '06 squads.
- Striker for River Plate (1993-1996), Parma Calcio 1913 (Italy, 1996-2000, 2010-2012), S.S. Lazio (Italy, 2000-2002), Inter Milan (Italy, 2002-03, 2006-2009), Chelsea F.C. (England, 2003-04, 2005-06), A.C. Milan (Italy, 2004-05) and Genoa C.F.C. (Italy, 2009-10), in all 608 games and 271 goals.
- Top Scorer: Argentine Primera División (1994 Clausura), Summer Olympics (1996) and Serie A (2001).
- Honours with River Plate: 2 Argentine Primera División (1993 Apertura, 1994 Apertura); Copa Libertadores (1996). Honours with Parma Calcio 1913: Coppa Italia (1999); UEFA Europa League (1999); Supercoppa Italiana (1999). Honours with S.S. Lazio: Supercoppa Italiana (2000). Honours with A.C. Milan: Supercoppa Italiana (2004); UEFA Champions League (2005 runners-up). Honours with Chelsea F.C.: Community Shield (2005); Premier League (2006). Honours with Inter Milan: 3 Serie A (2007-2009); 2 Supercoppa Italiana (2006, 2008).
- Member of the Argentine National team who finished runners-up of the 1995 King Fahd Cup and the 2007 Copa América.
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