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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 Atlético Madrid
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Independiente
2006– Atlético Madrid
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 (Template:Pron-en; born 2 June 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spanish football team Atlético Madrid 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."

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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 youngster, 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference rise was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. Nick Harris (2008-08-20). "Argentina 3 Brazil 0: Argentina in final after routing arch rivals". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. "Nigeria 0-1 Argentina: Messi inspires golden moment". ESPN. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  5. "ESPN Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  6. "ESPN Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  7. ""Maradona a grandfather thanks to Atletico's Agüero"". Reuters.
  8. "Benjamín Agüero Maradona is born on Thursday 19 February and weighs 3.660 kilos". Atletico Madrid.
  9. "Sergio Aguero Tattoos". Vanishingtattoo.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  10. Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España
  11. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Supercup and Copa Libertadores
  12. 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)
  13. Tuttosport 'Golden Boy' award winner
  14. 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
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
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