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Christian Alejandro La Grotteria (born July 25, 1974 in La Plata) is a retired Argentine footballer, who last worked as assistant coach of Lega Pro club Catania. He also has Italian citizenship.
Playing career
La Grotteria began his career playing professionally at Estudiantes de La Plata. He also had short spells with Argentine lower division club Club Atlético San Martín (San Juan) and San Martín de Mendoza. His previous clubs in Italy include Padova, Palermo and Ancona. He retired in June 2011 after two seasons with Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Bassano Virtus.
Post-playing and coaching career
After retirement, La Grotteria agreed to stay at Bassano Virtus in a non-playing role as a technical area coordinator. He then also served as assistant coach on a couple different stints before leaving the club in February 2017 to become Mario Petrone's assistant at Catania. He left the club just a few weeks later, on 8 March 2017, following Petrone's resignations.