José Sand

José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980), nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Argentinian club Lanús as a striker.[1] He made two appearances for the Argentina national team.

José Sand
Personal information
Full name José Gustavo Sand
Date of birth (1980-07-17) 17 July 1980
Place of birth Bella Vista, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lanús
Number 9
Youth career
1998–1999 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Colón 5 (1)
2000–2001 Independiente Rivadavia 17 (0)
2001–2002 Vitória 13 (4)
2002–2003 Defensores de Belgrano 47 (20)
2004–2005 River Plate 42 (8)
2005–2006 Banfield 33 (10)
2006–2007 Colón 24 (7)
2007–2009 Lanús 67 (51)
2009–2011 Al Ain 30 (31)
2011 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2012 Tijuana 34 (12)
2012–2013 Racing Club 21 (2)
2013–2014 Tigre 14 (1)
2014 Argentinos Juniors 7 (0)
2014 Boca Unidos 16 (4)
2015 Aldosivi 31 (12)
2016–2018 Lanús 52 (35)
2018 Deportivo Cali 31 (11)
2019– Lanús 84 (42)
International career
2008–2009 Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Bella Vista, Corrientes, Sand started his professional career with River Plate in 1998. He then had his first spell with Colón between 1999 and 2000. In 2000, he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia of the Argentine 2nd Division. In 2000, he joined Brazilian side Vitória. In 2002 Sand returned to Argentina to play for Defensores de Belgrano. He had a second spell with River Plate between 2004 and 2005. Between 2005 and 2006 he played for Banfield, and then returned to Colón in 2006 before joining Lanús in 2007.

Lanús

Sand started his Lanús career by being sent off on his league debut in a 5–3 defeat to Independiente. He then scored ten goals in his next nine league games. His good scoring record of 15 goals in 15 games in his first tournament with Lanús established himself as a favourite amongst the fans. In 2007, he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, Lanús' first ever top flight league title. Sand became top scorer in the Primera División Argentina for the first time in the Apertura 2008 championship with 15 goals in 19 games. In Clausura 2009 he became the first player to become top scorer in consecutive tournaments since Diego Maradona in 1980. Overall, he scored 50 goals in 67 league matches and 6 in 12 Copa Libertadores matches.

Al Ain

On 7 August 2009, Sand was sold to the Al Ain S.C.C. of Abu Dhabi at $10 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.[2] In his first match with Al Ain, he scored his first goal on 9 August in a 2–1 loss against Villarreal B. Sand started this season in great form, and score 33 goals in all competitions and scored three hat-tricks in the league against Al Ahli, Al Shabab & 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.[3]

Deportivo La Coruña

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 for €3 million, which could be fulfilled during the summer of that same year.[4]

Club Tijuana

On 30 June 2011, Sand was sold to the Club Tijuana of México for $4 million.[5]

Racing Club

On 8 July 2012, Sand signed a contract with Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División.

Lanús

After a successful spell at Aldosivi, Sand returned to Lanús in December 2015 with the club declaring that he had 'returned home'.[6]

Deportivo Cali

In January 2018, Sand joined Deportivo Cali to help spearhead the Colombian team's attack in their Copa Sudamericana campaign.[7]

Lanús

After one year in Deportivo Cali, Sand signed for Lanús for the third time. The deal was announced on 15 December 2018.[8]

International career

In light of his excellent club form, Sand received his first-ever international call up from Alfio Basile to replace the suspended Carlos Tevez in the national squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifier with Chile in Santiago on 15 October 2008. He made his second appearance for Argentina in a friendly match against Panama on 20 May 2009.

Personal life

Sand's brother, Darío Sand, is also a professional footballer who has played for Club Agropecuario Argentino and San Martín de Tucumán.[9] Sand's aunt, Nancy Sand, is a politician who served as mayor of his hometown of Bella Vista and as a member of the National Congress.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 January 2022[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colón 1999–2000 51–51
Independiente Rivadavia 2000–01 170–170
Vitória 2001–02 134–50184
Defensores de Belgrano 2002–03 4720–4720
River Plate 2003–04 167–20187
2004–05 261–133394
Total 42800–153005711
Banfield 2005–06 3310–403710
Colón 2006–07 247–247
Lanús 2007–08 3022–1264228
2008–09 3729–424131
Total 67510000168008359
Al Ain 2009–10 202485–543333
2010–11 10764–1611
Total 30311490054004944
Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 2010–11[13] 5000–––50
Tijuana 2011–12[14] 3212–203412
Racing 2011–12[14] 0010–0010
2012–13[14] 21210–10232
Total 21220001000242
Tigre 2013–14[14] 14100–141
Argentinos Juniors 2013–14[14] 7000–70
Boca Unidos 2014[14] 16400–164
Aldosivi 2015[14] 28910–3[lower-alpha 1]33212
Lanús 2016[14] 161400–1[lower-alpha 2]11715
2016–17[14] 291544–841[lower-alpha 3]14224
2017–18[14] 6510–851510
Total 51345400169227449
Deportivo Cali 2018[14] 291100–832[lower-alpha 4]03914
Lanús 2018–19[14] 1071140158
2019–20[14] 231042102812
2020[14] 53001063126
2021[14] 241521136834725
Total 6238741961430010251
Career total 54324329171967930145684301
  1. Appearances in Sudamericana play-offs
  2. Appearance in Primera División final
  3. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  4. Appearances in Apertura play-offs

Honours

References
  1. "Fin de la novela: José Sand ya se unió al Deportivo Cali". Goal.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "Al Ain Sports Club contracting officially with Sand and gave him number 9 Shirt". AlAinFC.net. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. "Al Ain's Sand is a top scorer of Arab leagues". AlAinFC.net. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. "Jose Sand Close To Join Deportivo". Deportivo-La-Coruna.com. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. "Jose Sand Close To Join Tijuana". Club-Tijuana.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. "Sand volvió al Grana". clublanus.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. "Ahora sí: José Sand fue presentado como jugador de Deportivo Cali - LA NACION". La Nación.
  8. Oficial: José Sand vuelve a Lanús para retirarse, losandes.com.ar, 15 December 2018
  9. "El nuevo club de Darío Sand, el hermano del Pepe". Ole (in Spanish). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. "El futbolista José Sand estará en los actos del Bicentenario en Bella Vista". Sur Correntino (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. "Jose Sand Career Stats". uaefootballleague.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  12. "José Gustavo Sand". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  13. José Sand at BDFutbol
  14. "José Sand » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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