Germán Lanaro

Germán Lanaro
Personal information
Full name Germán Andrés Lanaro Contreras
Date of birth (1986-03-21) 21 March 1986
Place of birth Villa Regina, Rio Negro, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Nueva Chicago (manager)
Youth career
2001–2006 Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Huracán 4 (0)
2008–2009 Guillermo Brown 21 (1)
2009–2010 Villa Mitre 29 (0)
2010–2013 Almagro 92 (8)
2013–2014 Nueva Chicago 36 (2)
2014–2015 Palestino 25 (3)
2015–2022 Universidad Católica 142 (7)
Total 349 (21)
Managerial career
2023–2024 Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2025 Puebla (assistant)
2026 Deportes La Serena (assistant)
2026– Nueva Chicago
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Germán Andrés Lanaro Contreras[a] (born March 21, 1986, in Villa Regina, Rio Negro), known as Germán Lanaro, is an Argentine-Chilean retired footballer. He is the current manager of Nueva Chicago.

Playing career

His last club was Universidad Católica in 2022.[1]

Coaching career

Lanaro started his career as assistant coach of Pablo Guede in Argentinos Juniors and Puebla.[2][3] In December 2025, he joined the technical staff of Felipe Gutiérrez in Deportes La Serena.[4]

In May 2026, Lanaro left Deportes La Serena and assumed as the head coach of Nueva Chicago.[5]

Personal life

He's the twin brother of Gustavo Lanaro. They both naturalized Chilean by descent, since their grandmother is Chilean.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2022[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huracán 2007-2008 Primera B Metro 0040——40
Guillermo Brown 2008-2009 Primera B Metro 211———211
Villa Mitre 2009-2010 Primera B Metro 290———290
Almagro 2010-2012 Primera B Metro 535———535
2013 Primera B Metro 393———393
Total 928———928
Nueva Chicago 2013-2014 Primera B Metro 36210——372
Palestino 2014-15 Primera División 253638[b]0—253
Universidad Católica 2015-16 Primera División 270403[b]01[c]0330
2016-17 Primera División 19381——274
2017 Primera División 120312[d]01[c]0181
2018 Primera División 26220——282
2019 Primera División 191206[e]01[c]0281
2020 Primera División 130109[f]0—230
2021 Primera División 181102[d]01[c]0221
2022 Primera División 50----—50
Total 1397212220401859
Career total 342213253004040827
  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lanaro and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ 4 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 5 in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Universidad Católica

References

  1. ↑ Mujica, Lucas (19 December 2024). "Con Gonzalo Jara y Fabián Orellana en la lista: los millones que repartió el Sifup a los jugadores retirados". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "¿Tambalea la primera experiencia de Germán Lanaro como técnico?". OneFootball (in Spanish). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Germán Andrés Lanaro, un defensor de títulos en la UC". Frecuencia Cruzada (in Spanish). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Romero, Jorge (26 December 2025). "Confirmado: Felipe Gutiérrez llega a La Serena junto a dos campeones con Universidad Católica". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Rojas, Jorge (23 May 2026). "Germán Lanaro deja CD La Serena y dirigirá en Argentina". Mi Radio LS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gustavo Lanaro pasó los exámenes físicos y está a una firma de arribar a Wanderers". SoyChile (in Spanish). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Germán Lanaro". Retrieved 2 March 2022.