Alejandro Lembo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lembo and the second or maternal family name is Betancor.

Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor (born 15 February 1978) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

Alejandro Lembo

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor
Date of birth	(1978-02-15) 15 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Bella Vista	56	(5)
2000	Parma	0	(0)
2000–2003	Nacional	94	(9)
2003–2007	Betis	46	(1)
2007–2008	Danubio	18	(0)
2008–2009	Aris	19	(1)
2009–2011	Nacional	53	(2)
2011–2012	Belgrano	28	(0)
2012–2013	Nacional	16	(0)
Total		230	(18)
International career
1999–2004	Uruguay	39	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in the capital Montevideo, Lembo started his career with C.A. Bella Vista, playing three years with the team. In July 2000 he signed for Serie A's Parma AC, but left without playing a single game, returning to his country and joining Club Nacional de Football, for which he scored nine goals in the Primera División en route to winning three consecutive national championships.

Lembo moved to Spain's Real Betis for the 2003–04 season,^[1] and went on to play in 59 official matches netting once, in a 1–0 La Liga home win over Celta de Vigo on 31 January 2004.^[2] Although playing a major role in the Andalusia club's Copa del Rey run in the 2004–05 campaign, he was dropped for the final, and would only appear in four league matches in the next two years combined, mainly due to injuries.^[3][4]

Lembo returned to his homeland and hometown in 2007–08, signing with Danubio F.C. but, the following season, on 26 June 2008, he penned a two-year contract with Aris F.C. from Greece.

International career

Lembo gained 39 caps for Uruguay, making his debut on 17 June 1999 in a 3–2 friendly win with Paraguay in Ciudad del Este, and took part in that year's Copa América as the nation finished second to Brazil, scoring one of his two international goals in the 1–1 semifinal match against Chile (penalty shootout win).^[5]

Lembo was part of Uruguay's squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the draws against France and Senegal.^[6]

Honours

Nacional

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2001, 2002, 2010–11

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2004–05

Uruguay

• Copa América: runner-up 1999

References

1. Lembo bound for Betis; UEFA.com, 29 July 2003
2. 1–0: Mayor vivacidad y determinación del Betis ante un Celta apocado (1–0: Greater spirit and determination from Betis against too little of Celta); ABC, 1 February 2004 (in Spanish)
3. Injury limbo for Betis' Lembo; UEFA.com, 6 March 2006
4. "El Betis presenta a sus nuevos fichajes: Ilic y Caffa" [Betis presents its new signings: Ilic and Caffa]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
5. Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
6. Alejandro Lembo – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

• Alejandro Lembo at BDFutbol
• National team data^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Spanish)
• Alejandro Lembo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alejandro Lembo at Soccerway
• Alejandro Lembo at ESPN FC