HernĂĄn Crespo was born on July 5, 1975 in the city of Florida Este (Argentina).
Since he was a little boy, Crespo demonstrated his talent for playing football.
Because of this, his parents decided to enroll him in the youth teams of River Plate.
In 1983, at the age of 18, Crespo made his debut on the main team of River Plate.
In his first season, Crespo won the Apertura Tournament and finished the season with 13 goals in 28 games.
In 1994, River Plate and Crespo won the Apertura Tournament for the second consecutive time. However, Crespo ended up playing less this season.
Crespo ended the season with 7 goals in 22 games.
In 1995, River and Crespo did not win any titles. However, Crespo had good performances and ended up being summoned for the 1st time to represent the Argentine team.
In his first adventure with the national team, Crespo wins the title of Pan American Champion.
Later this year he played in the Confederations Cup where Argentina lost in the final against Denmark.
In the 1995/96 season, Crespo won the biggest competition in South America, the Libertadores Cup, and even scored a goal in the final.
This season Crespo participated in 32 games and scored 16 goals.
At the end of the season, Crespo participated in the Olympic Games that took place in Atlanta. Despite the great favoritism, Argentina lost in the final against Nigeria.
Crespo ended this competition as the best scorer with 6 goals scored.
Crespo's great displays for River and Argentina sparked the interest of European clubs and Crespo ended up being hired by Parma (Italy) for 4.3 million euros.
PeloRiver, from 1993 to 1996, Crespo participated in 82 games, scored 36 goals and won 3 titles.
At that time, 1996/97, due to a partnership between Parma and Parmalat, Parma had the financial conditions to hire good players.
In his 1st season with Parma, Crespo finished 2nd in Serie A. However, his adaptation was not easy, as in his first 6 months he had only scored 1 goal and started to be severely criticized by the Italian press.
His coach continued to bet on him and Crespo ended the season with 28 games played and 12 goals scored.
In the 1997/98 season, Parma was unable to repeat the successes that the previous season had ended up in 6th place. In addition, Parma was eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League and eliminated from the Italian Cup, making the year a blank.
This season Crespo participated in 35 games and scored 14 goals.
At the end of this season, Crespo was called by Argentina to compete in the World Cup in France, this being the 1st World Cup in which he participated, but Crespo was a substitute and did not have great opportunities.
Argentina was eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
The 1998/99 season was one of Crespo's most successful seasons. Despite finishing Serie A in 4th place, they managed to win the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup.
This season Crespo has scored 28 goals in 45 games.
In the 1999/2000 season, Crespo started in the best possible way by winning the European Super Cup against Ac Milan 2-1.However in Serie A they ended up in 5th place.
Crespo ended the season with 27 goals in 44 games.
At the end of this season Crespo was hired by Lazio in a transfer worth 56.8 million euros.
In the 2000/2001 season, the first season with Lazio, Crespo demonstrated that the transfer values had an explanation.
Despite Lazio finishing in 5th place in Serie A, they won the Italian Super Cup and Crespo was the best player in Serie A.
This season Crespo participated in 40 games and scored 28 goals.
In the 2001/2002 season Lazio did not get better than the 6th place in Serie A and won no title.
Crespo this season participated 33 games and scored 20 goals.
At the end of this season, Crespo represented Argentina, a big favorite, in the World Cup held in Korea and Japan. Contrary to what everyone thought, Crespo was always substitute in the games.
Argentina ended up not even getting through the group stage.
After the end of the World Cup, Crespo was signed by Inter Milan for 36 million euros.
For Lazio, Crespo played 73 games, scored 33 goals and won 1 title.
In the 2002/2003 season, things did not go very well for Crespo, because due to a thigh injury he was out of the pitch for 4 months.
This season he has not won any title but has scored 16 goals in 30 games.
At the end of this season Crespo would end up being signed by Chelsea for 26 million euros.
In the 2003/2004 season, Crespo did not win any title, finishing the Premier League in 2nd place and was unable to start the team.
This season Crespo has scored 12 goals in 31 games.
In the 2004/2005 season, Crespo ended up being loaned to AC Milan.
AC Milan finishes Serie A in 2nd place, won the Italian Super Cup but lost in the Champions League final against Liverpool.
In this season Crespo scored 18 goals in 40 games.
In the 2005/2006 season, Crespo returns to Chelsea and begins the year by winning the English Super Cup.
Chelsea won the Premier League title with Crespo helping with 10 goals scored.
At the end of the season Crespo represented Argentina in the World Cup held in Germany but ended up being eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany in the shoot-out on penalties.
In this World Cup Crespo scored 3 goals in 4 games.
After the World Cup, Inter Milan will hire Crespo on a permanent basis.
After the World Cup, Inter Milan will hire Crespo on a permanent basis.
In the 2006/2007 season, Crespo performed at a good level.
Inter d eMilio and Crespo won the Italian Super Cup, where Crespo scored the decisive goal, and they also won Serie A.
This season Crespo participated in 40 games and scored 20 goals.
Crespo at the end of the season, represented Argentina for the last time in the Copa America held in Colombia.
In the 1st phase Crespo demonstrated a great level scoring 3 goals in the first 2 games. However, in the 3rd game he ends up contracting an injury that kept him from the rest of the competition.
Argentina ended up losing 3-0 in the final against Brazil.
For Argentina, Crespo participated in 64 games, scored 35 goals and was the 4th best scorer in the team's history.
The 2007/2008 storm was a difficult time in terms of injuries, as Crespo contracted several injuries in the course of the same. This and his age caused him to lose space in the team.
This season Crespo has participated in 29 games, most of the substitute games being used, and has scored 7 goals.
The 2008/2009 season was very disastrous on an individual level.
Crespo was also pointed out as a possible signing for Real MAdrid but a series of injuries ended up throwing that possibility out.
He won the title of champion of Serie A, becoming tri-champion, and won the Italian Super Cup.
This season he participated in 17 games and scored 2 goals.
In the 2009/2010 season, Crespo was transferred to Genova.
For Inter Milan, curly played 116 games, scored 45 goals and won 5 titles.
However, his time at Genova was very fast, as he only stayed there for 6 months.
During this period Crespo participated in 21 games and scored 7 goals.
From January to July Crespo represented Parma, already 35 years old.
He participated in 13 games and scored 1 goal.
In the 2010/2011 season, Parma and Crespo finished Serie A in 11th place. Crespo suffered several injuries again.
This season Crespo participated in 31 games and scored 11 goals.
In January 2012, Crespo presents the end of his career due to the various injuries he had.
In this half season he played 6 games and scored 2 goals.
For Parma, he played 202 games, scored 92 goals and won 3 titles.
Crespo is one of the greatest players in Parma's history and the club's best scorer.
In total for the clubs (River Plate, Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Ac Milan and Genova) Crespo played 607 games, scored 273 goals and won 15 titles.
