José Sand: Difference between revisions

'''José Gustavo Sand''' (born 17 July 1980), nicknamed '''Pepe''', is an Argentine professional [[footballer]] who plays for Argentinian club [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/es-co/noticias/fin-de-la-novela-jose-sand-ya-se-unio-al-deportivo-cali/zzc00vcvv5r31pynwqf5uo9j|title=Fin de la novela: José Sand ya se unió al Deportivo Cali|date=8 January 2018|work=[[Goal.com]]|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2018}}</ref>

On 7 August 2009, Sand was sold to the [[Al Ain S.C.C.]] of [[Abu Dhabi]] at $10&nbsp;million, and presented in [[Valencia, Spain]] before media from all over Spain, Argentina and the [[UAE]]. He was given the number 9, previously worn by teammate [[Faisal Ali Hassan|Faisal Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alainfc.net/en/index.php?p=shownews&nid=77|title=Al Ain Sports Club contracting officially with Sand and gave him number 9 Shirt|date=7 August 2009|work=[[Al Ain S.C.C.|AlAinFC.net]]|accessdateaccess-date=31 January 2011}}</ref> In his first match with [[Al Ain S.C.C.|Al Ain]], he scored his first goal on 9 August in a 2–1 loss against [[Villarreal CF B|Villarreal B]]. Sand started this season in great form, and score 33 goals in all competitions and scored 3 hat-tricks in the league against [[Al-Ahli Dubai|Al Ahli]], [[Al-Shabab Dubai|Al Shabab]] & [[Emirates Club|Emirates]]. Sand was awarded the 2009–10 Al Hadath Golden Boot, after scoring 24 goals in 20 league matches, averaging 1.2 goals per match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alainfc.net/en/index.php?p=shownews&nid=1566|title=Al Ain's Sand is a top scorer of Arab leagues|date=25 August 2010|work=[[Al Ain S.C.C.|AlAinFC.net]]|accessdateaccess-date=31 January 2011}}</ref>

On 31 January 2011, [[Deportivo La Coruña]] announced on their official website that they had acquired the services of Sand for €500,000 on loan for six-months. Deportivo also had a buyout option from [[Al Ain S.C.C.|Al Ain]] for €3 million, which could be fulfilled during the summer of that same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/n-news.php?cid=3386&ctg=3&pg=1|title=Jose Sand Close To Join Deportivo|date=31 January 2011|work=[[Deportivo La Coruña|Deportivo-La-Coruna.com]]|accessdateaccess-date=31 January 2011}}</ref>

On 30 June 2011, Sand was sold to the [[Club Tijuana]] of [[México]] for $4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/es-us/news/2201/m%C3%A9xico/2011/06/30/2555440/xolos-de-tijuana-jos%C3%A9-sand-nuevo-refuerzo|title=Jose Sand Close To Join Tijuana|date=30 June 2011|work=[[Club Tijuana|Club-Tijuana.com]]|accessdateaccess-date=30 June 2011}}</ref>

After a successful spell at [[Aldosivi]], Sand returned to [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] in December 2015 with the club declaring that he had 'returned home'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clublanus.com/secciones/futbol-profesional/noticias/sand-volvio-al-grana|title=Sand volvió al Grana|date=17 December 2015|work=[[Club Atlético Lanús|clublanus.com]]|accessdateaccess-date=21 December 2015|language=spanishes}}</ref>

{{updated|16 January 2020}}<ref name="Jose Sand Career Stats">{{cite web| url = http://ufl.ae/en/person/jose-sand.html| title = Jose Sand Career Stats| accessdateaccess-date = 31 January 2011| publisher = uaefootballleague.com}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="José Gustavo Sand">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/jose-gustavo-sand/14265/| title =José Gustavo Sand| accessdateaccess-date=31 January 2011 | publisher = soccerway.com}}</ref>