Germán Lux

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Germán Darío Lux (born 7 June 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Full name Germán Darío Lux[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-07) 7 June 1982 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Carcarañá, Argentina[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
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Germán Lux
Lux with Mallorca in 2011
Personal information
Full name Germán Darío Lux[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-07) 7 June 1982 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Carcarañá, Argentina[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2001 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 River Plate 54 (0)
2007–2011 Mallorca 29 (0)
2011–2017 Deportivo La Coruña 106 (0)
2017–2021 River Plate 12 (0)
Total 201 (0)
International career
2001 Argentina U20 5 (0)
2004 Argentina Olympic 9 (0)
2005 Argentina 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing Argentina
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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After starting out at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Spain with Mallorca and Deportivo.

Club career

River Plate

Lux was born in Carcarañá, Santa Fe Province. Nicknamed Poroto, he joined Club Atlético River Plate's youth system aged 16, and made his Primera División debut in 2001. Shortly after, he became first choice.[2]

In the 2006 Apertura, Lux lost his job to emergent talent Juan Pablo Carrizo[3] and, a few months after, was cut from the squad by coach Daniel Passarella.[4] In the beginning of the year he also lost his brother, who committed suicide.[5]

Mallorca

Lux signed a four-year deal with RCD Mallorca for 2007–08,[6] as a backup to youth graduate Miguel Ángel Moyá, but benefitted from an injury to the latter to appear in ten La Liga matches during the season.[7][8] In his second year, the same occurred: Moyá was again downed with physical problems and Lux was promoted to starter,[9] but lost his job in January 2009 with the signing of Dudu Aouate from Deportivo de La Coruña.[8]

Deportivo

In the following two seasons, Lux was almost exclusively restricted to Copa del Rey matches with Mallorca, only totalling five league appearances.[8] The same fate befell him at his next club, Deportivo La Coruña,[10] where he initially played second-fiddle to Dani Aranzubia.[11][12]

Lux was again the starter in the 2013–14 campaign, as the Galicians finished runners-up in the Segunda División and subsequently returned to the top flight.[13] Afterwards, he alternated in goal with Fabricio.[14]

Return to River

On 26 June 2017, ten years after leaving for Europe, the 35-year-old Lux returned to River Plate on a three-year contract.[15] In December 2021, after several years as backup to Franco Armani where he was often criticised for his performances,[16][17] he announced his retirement.[18]

International career

As a starter during the 2004 Summer Olympics (all six matches, no goals conceded), Lux was instrumental in the gold medal triumph of the Argentina national team, who scored 17.[19] He made his full debut on 9 March 2005 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Mexico, as manager José Pékerman only fielded players based in the Argentine league.[20]

Lux was also first-choice in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the runners-up.[21][22] He was left out of the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, however, and Oscar Ustari was picked instead.[20]

Personal life

Lux's older brother, Javier, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he played for several teams during his career.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
River Plate2001–02Primera División30—00—30
2003–04Primera División150—20—170
2004–05Primera División60—40—100
2005–06Primera División280—100—380
2006–07Primera División20—20—40
Total 540—180—720
Mallorca2007–08La Liga10040——140
2008–09La Liga14030——170
2009–10La Liga1040——50
2010–11La Liga4040——80
Total 290150——440
Deportivo La Coruña2011–12Segunda División404080
2012–13La Liga4020——60
2013–14Segunda División37000——370
2014–15La Liga7020——90
2015–16La Liga29000——290
2016–17La Liga25000——250
Total 106080——1140
River Plate2016–17Primera División003030—60
2017–18Primera División702020—110
2018–19Primera División501020—80
2019–20Primera División000010—10
2020–21Primera División000000—00
Total 1206080—260
Career total 2010290260002560
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Honours

River Plate

Deportivo

Argentina

References

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