Carlos Fabián Leeb
Carlos Fabián "cat" Leeb (born July 18, 1968, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football striker and the current manager for Bolivian first division club Sport Boys Warnes. Carlos is the son of Luis Félix "cat" Leeb, a professional footballer who played over 300 games in Argentine football.
 Leeb in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Fabián Leeb | ||
| Date of birth | July 18, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sport Boys Warnes (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Independiente | 13 | (2) |
| 1991 | Estudiantes | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Chacarita Juniors | 126 | (64) |
| 1997–2002 | Banfield | 128 | (52) |
| 2002 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Banfield | ||
| 2007–2009 | Guaraní | ||
| 2009–2010 | Universitario de Sucre | ||
| 2010–2011 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | ||
| 2012 | Nacional Potosi | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2014–2015 | Ayacucho FC | ||
| 2015– | Sport Boys Warnes | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Leeb started his career with Club Atlético Independiente in the First Division in 1987. In 1991, he had a short spell with Estudiantes de La Plata before signing for Chacarita Juniors in the 3rd division in 1992.
In 1994 Chacarita were promoted to the Second Division. Leeb became an idol at the club, scoring 64 goals in 126 games.
In 1997 Leeb transferred to fellow Second Division Club Atlético Banfield. In 2001 Banfield were promoted to the First Division, Leeb played a single season with Banfield in the top flight before moving to Ferro Carril Oeste in the Third Division where he retired from playing in 2002.
During his playing career, he suffered from a lot of injuries and underwent 14 operations.
Coaching career
In 2005 Carlos Leeb started coaching Banfield first Team. He enjoyed a lot of success and in 2006 joined Club Guaraní in Paraguay making a two-year campaign with very good records. In June 2009 he took over Universitario of Bolivia, with the objectives of entering an international competition. He accomplished his objective by entering the Copa Sudamericana in 2010. He left Universario due to club's debt to player's and coaching staff. He works as the manager for Nacional Potosi of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano since 09.08.2012.
External links
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- (in Spanish) Soy de Banfield profile