Flavio Gabriel Zandoná (born April 8, 1967), nicknamed Chino (Chinese), is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province. Playing career Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as a centre back. He later transferred to Vélez Sársfield where he was almost exclusively used as a right back. Zandoná won 8 titles with Vélez, including the 1994 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup. Zandoná was known for his aggressive style on and off the field. Playing with Vélez in the 1995 Supercopa Sudamericana he punched Flamengo's striker Edmundo after a short slap exchange. Later, in 1998, he punched a rival fan who had insulted him after seeing the red card in Vélez' game against Racing. Honours Vélez Sársfield Primera División Argentina (3): 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura Copa Libertadores (1): 1994 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1994 Copa Interamericana (1): 1994 Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1996 Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1997 References External links Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI 1967 births Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football defenders San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Cerro Porteño players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Japan J1 League players Avispa Fukuoka players Living people