Misplaced Pages

Sergio Agüero: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 10:45, 10 July 2009 view sourceSpaceFlight89 (talk | contribs)Rollbackers20,482 editsm Reverted edits by 81.157.77.36 to last revision by 92.40.58.21 (HG)← Previous edit Revision as of 10:47, 10 July 2009 view source 81.157.77.36 (talk) →Atlético MadridNext edit →
Line 46: Line 46:
In April 2006, it was reported that ] had ''"pulled off a stunning transfer coup in the signing of Independiente striker Sergio Agüero."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/april/spanishnews1280406.html|publisher=Tribalfootball.com|title="Spanish News"}}</ref> That same day, Independiente denied the reports, but the player himself later told Argentine television ''"Although I still don't know what's going to happen to me, this could have been my last goal and my last game for Independiente."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/04/29/um/m-01186809.htm|publisher=Clarín|title="Agüero admitió que pudo haber sido su último partido en el fútbol argentino"|language=spanish}}</ref> On 29 May 2006, it was announced that Atlético Madrid had signed the striker for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €23 million, breaking the club's previous transfer record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369484&cc=5739|publicher=ESPN|title="Atlético agree fee for Independiente starlet"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369713&cc=4716|publisher=ESPN|title="Atlético sign Argentine prodigy Aguero"}}</ref> In the ], Agüero finished third in scoring in ], behind ] and ], with 20 goals and was runner up in the '']'' award for best player in La Liga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202736803447/noticia/Noticia/Raul_wins_the_Di_Stefano_Trophy.htm|publisher=Real Madrid|title=Marca names the Madridista captain the best player of the league}}</ref> In April 2006, it was reported that ] had ''"pulled off a stunning transfer coup in the signing of Independiente striker Sergio Agüero."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/april/spanishnews1280406.html|publisher=Tribalfootball.com|title="Spanish News"}}</ref> That same day, Independiente denied the reports, but the player himself later told Argentine television ''"Although I still don't know what's going to happen to me, this could have been my last goal and my last game for Independiente."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/04/29/um/m-01186809.htm|publisher=Clarín|title="Agüero admitió que pudo haber sido su último partido en el fútbol argentino"|language=spanish}}</ref> On 29 May 2006, it was announced that Atlético Madrid had signed the striker for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €23 million, breaking the club's previous transfer record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369484&cc=5739|publicher=ESPN|title="Atlético agree fee for Independiente starlet"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369713&cc=4716|publisher=ESPN|title="Atlético sign Argentine prodigy Aguero"}}</ref> In the ], Agüero finished third in scoring in ], behind ] and ], with 20 goals and was runner up in the '']'' award for best player in La Liga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202736803447/noticia/Noticia/Raul_wins_the_Di_Stefano_Trophy.htm|publisher=Real Madrid|title=Marca names the Madridista captain the best player of the league}}</ref>


In the ], Agüero has become a regular goalscorer for Atlético, forming a strong partnership with ]an striker ], also a former Independiente striker. On 1 March 2009, the duo of Diego Forlán and Agüero scored a ] each in a dramatic 4-3 win over league leaders ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/01/spain.barcelona/index.html|publisher=CNN|title=Atletico stun Barcelona as Real close up|accessdate=2009-06-07}}</ref> Agüero finished in the top ten runners for the ] while his teammate Forlán won the trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.eurosport.yahoo.com/01062009/15/uruguayo-forlan-gano-pichichi-bota-oro.html|publisher=Eurosport|title=El uruguayo Forlán ganó el 'pichichi' y la 'Bota de Oro'|language=Spanish|date=2009-06-01|accessdate=2009-06-26}}</ref> Atlético finished fourth in the league, securing a ] spot. On 10/07/2009 Aguero signed for Manchester United in a Britsh record transfer worth a reported £100m. In the ], Agüero has become a regular goalscorer for Atlético, forming a strong partnership with ]an striker ], also a former Independiente striker. On 1 March 2009, the duo of Diego Forlán and Agüero scored a ] each in a dramatic 4-3 win over league leaders ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/01/spain.barcelona/index.html|publisher=CNN|title=Atletico stun Barcelona as Real close up|accessdate=2009-06-07}}</ref> Agüero finished in the top ten runners for the ] while his teammate Forlán won the trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.eurosport.yahoo.com/01062009/15/uruguayo-forlan-gano-pichichi-bota-oro.html|publisher=Eurosport|title=El uruguayo Forlán ganó el 'pichichi' y la 'Bota de Oro'|language=Spanish|date=2009-06-01|accessdate=2009-06-26}}</ref> Atlético finished fourth in the league, securing a ] spot.


==International career== ==International career==

Revision as of 10:47, 10 July 2009

Template:Spanish name 2

Sergio Agüero
File:Kun Agüero.jpg
Personal information
Full name Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Team information
Current team Manchester United
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Independiente
2006– Atlético Madrid
Manchester United
International career
2005–2007 Argentina U–20
2008 Argentina U–23
2006– Argentina
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 01 March 2009 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 28 March 2009 (EST)

Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for English football team Manchester United and the Argentine national team.

Agüero earned his nickname "Kun" when his grandparents noted that his haircut looked like that of Japanese anime character "Kun Kun."

Club career

Independiente

Sergio Agüero started playing for Argentine First Division Club Independiente, becoming the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division at 15 years and 35 days (on 7 July 2003 against Club Atlético San Lorenzo), breaking the record previously established by Diego Maradona in 1976.

Atlético Madrid

In April 2006, it was reported that Atlético de Madrid had "pulled off a stunning transfer coup in the signing of Independiente striker Sergio Agüero." That same day, Independiente denied the reports, but the player himself later told Argentine television "Although I still don't know what's going to happen to me, this could have been my last goal and my last game for Independiente." On 29 May 2006, it was announced that Atlético Madrid had signed the striker for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €23 million, breaking the club's previous transfer record. In the 2007-08 season, Agüero finished third in scoring in La Liga, behind Dani Güiza and Luís Fabiano, with 20 goals and was runner up in the Trofeo Alfredo di Stéfano award for best player in La Liga.

In the 2008-09 season, Agüero has become a regular goalscorer for Atlético, forming a strong partnership with Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán, also a former Independiente striker. On 1 March 2009, the duo of Diego Forlán and Agüero scored a brace each in a dramatic 4-3 win over league leaders FC Barcelona. Agüero finished in the top ten runners for the Pichichi Trophy while his teammate Forlán won the trophy. Atlético finished fourth in the league, securing a UEFA Champions League spot.

International career

Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil played at Emirates Stadium, England on 3 September 2006. As a teenager, he represented Argentina at three FIFA World Youth Championships. Together with future 2008 Olympics squad teammates Fernando Gago of Real Madrid and Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona, they won the 2005 edition in the Netherlands.

At the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, he scored twice and helped set up three goals in a 6-0 win over Panama in the second game of the group stage of the tournament. Agüero then scored the only goal in Argentina's third match against North Korea from a free kick. Having qualified to the round of 16, he scored two of the three goals against Poland that would eventually give them the win (3-1) to advance. Argentina defeated Mexico in the quarter-finals and Chile in the semi-finals, and faced the Czech Republic in the finals. Agüero captained and scored the equaliser in the 62nd minute, leading to a 2-1 victory. In addition, Agüero won the Golden Boot for the tournament, scoring six goals, and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament.

As a member of the Argentine squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Agüero scored two goals in the space of five minutes in the semi-final 3-0 win over Brazil on 19 August 2008. He also played 78 minutes of the final where Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0.

Personal life

Agüero was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires on 2 June 1988 into a large family with seven children. Agüero started playing football at a young age and he often played on a pitch in his local neighbourhood Villa Itali. On 19 February 2009, it was announced that Agüero's fiancée, Giannina Maradona, the younger daughter of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, had given birth to a son named Benjamin in Madrid. Maradona was in the Spanish capital for the birth of his first grandson, while Agüero, 20, missed Atlético's training session earlier in the day. Atlético offered their congratulations in a statement on their official website.

Agüero has a tattoo on the inside of his right arm, inscribed in Tengwar (a form of writing invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and used by the Elves in his works). It translates roughly to "Kun Aguero" in the Latin alphabet.

Club career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assis Apps Goals Assis Apps Goals Assis Apps Goals Assis
Independiente 2003-04 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
2004-05 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 0
2005-06 36 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 0
Argentina 54 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 23 0
Atlético Madrid 2006-07 38 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 3
2007-08 37 19 7 0 0 0 7 5 2 44 24 9
2008-09 37 17 9 1 0 0 8 3 1 46 20 10
Spain 112 42 19 3 0 0 15 8 3 130 50 22
Career totals 166 65 19 3 0 0 15 8 3 184 73 22

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 November 17, 2007 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia 1 – 0 3 – 0 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
2 March 26, 2008 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1 – 0 2 – 0 Friendly
3 June 4, 2008 Qualcomm Stadium, California, United States  Mexico 4 – 1 4 – 1 Friendly
4 September 6, 2008 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Paraguay 1 – 1 1 – 1 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
5 October 11, 2008 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Uruguay 2 – 0 2 – 1 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
6 March 28, 2009 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 4 – 0 4 – 0 World Cup 2010 Qualifying

Argentina Olympic Team Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 August 19, 2008 Beijing Worker's Stadium, Shanghai, China  Brazil 1 – 0 3 – 0 Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
2 August 19, 2008 Beijing Worker's Stadium, Shanghai, China  Brazil 2 – 0 3 – 0 Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

Titles

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ ""Football Database - Aguero"".
  2. ^ "The Rise of Sergio Aguero". BBC Sport. 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  3. ""Spanish News"". Tribalfootball.com.
  4. ""Agüero admitió que pudo haber sido su último partido en el fútbol argentino"" (in Spanish). Clarín.
  5. ""Atlético agree fee for Independiente starlet"". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |publicher= ignored (help)
  6. ""Atlético sign Argentine prodigy Aguero"". ESPN.
  7. "Marca names the Madridista captain the best player of the league". Real Madrid.
  8. "Atletico stun Barcelona as Real close up". CNN. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  9. "El uruguayo Forlán ganó el 'pichichi' y la 'Bota de Oro'" (in Spanish). Eurosport. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  10. Nick Harris (2008-08-20). "Argentina 3 Brazil 0: Argentina in final after routing arch rivals". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  11. "Nigeria 0-1 Argentina: Messi inspires golden moment". ESPN. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  12. ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  13. ""Maradona a grandfather thanks to Atletico's Agüero"". Reuters.
  14. "Benjamín Agüero Maradona is born on Thursday 19 February and weighs 3.660 kilos". Atletico Madrid.
  15. "Sergio Aguero Tattoos". Vanishingtattoo.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  16. Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España
  17. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Supercup and Copa Libertadores
  18. ESPN (2008-10-26). "Sergio Aguero Stats, News - Atletico Madrid". ESPN. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id= ignored (help)
  19. Tuttosport 'Golden Boy' award winner
  20. Sergio Agüero, Golden Boy

External links

Sergio Agüero - Navigation boxes and awards
Argentina men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
Argentina
Footballer of the Year of Argentina
Original award
Shared award
Domestic
Abroad
EFE Trophy
Awards and achievements
Preceded byLionel Messi FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe
2007 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byLionel Messi FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
2007 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Atlético Madrid – current squad
Categories: