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Sergio Agüero
Personal information
Full name Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker, Second striker
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 10
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 19 October 2008 (EST)
Olympic medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team Competition

Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo (born on June 2, 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football striker, who plays for Atlético Madrid. His nickname was born when some classmates noted that his hairdo looked like that of Japanese anime character "Kum Kum."[2]

Footballing career

Independiente

Agüero started playing for Argentine First Division Club Independiente becoming the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division at only 15 years and 35 days (On July 7, 2003, against Club Atlético San Lorenzo), breaking the record previously established by Argentine legend Diego Maradona.[3]

Atlético Madrid

Due to his performance, especially during the 2005 Torneo Apertura, the young star attracted the interest of several top European clubs, in April 2006, it was reported that Atlético Madrid had "pulled off a stunning transfer coup in the signing of Independiente striker Sergio Agüero"[4]. 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"[5].

On May 29, 2006, it was announced at a news conference that Atlético Madrid had completed a deal to sign the striker for an unknown fee, which is believed to be €20 Million.[6].

On 31st May 2006, Atlético Madrid confirmed that Agüero had signed a six year contract with the club after negotiating a transfer fee of 20 million euros with Independiente[7], thus making Agüero the club's most expensive player of all time.

On the 13th of December 2006, Atlético played a Copa Del Rey match against Levante. They had lost the first leg at home 1-0. Until the 91st minute it looked like disappointment for Atlético, but then Agüero shot past Levante's goalkeeper from a difficult angle, scoring his first Copa del Rey goal. As a result of that goal, Atlético proceeded to extra time which ended in a draw, and then won the penalty shootout 4-2, where Agüero also sealed the victory by scoring the last goal to win 4-2.

Another moment of note was an equalising goal in the Camp Nou against big rivals Barcelona, in a match which finished 1-1. Agüero made an excellent run across Puyol and received a through-ball, before slotting past Valdés in the Barça goal. This marked his fifth goal for the club and his fourth in La Liga.

After an inconsistent debut season with Atlético, where he was used sparingly to partner Fernando Torres, and said that he couldn't play to the best of his ability under him. Agüero started the new 2007-08 season in style. He and Diego Forlán became one of the most prolific attacking twosomes in Europe for the 2007-2008 season. At the end of the 07/08 season he finished as the 3rd highest goalscorer in La Liga with 20 goals. He also came runner up to Raúl in the Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano for the best player in the league for the 2007-2008 season.

International career

Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil national football team played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on September 3, 2006.

As a teenager, he represented Argentina at three FIFA World Youth Championships. Together with 2008 Olympics squad teammates Fernando Gago of Real Madrid and Lionel Messi of 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 2 of the 3 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 semis, 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 with his 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 semifinal match against Brazil on August 19, 2008. On the same day, he revealed that he and his girlfriend (Diego Maradona's daughter Giannina) are expecting a baby, although this was known a long time ago.[8]

Club career statistics

Last update: 26 October 2008 [9]

Club Season League Cup[10] Europe[11] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Atletico Madrid 2006-07 38 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 42 8 3
2007-08 37 19 7 4 2 0 11 6 2 52 27 9
2008-09 11 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 15 9 3
Career totals 85 29 10 8 4 0 15 10 1 108 43 15

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 2 – 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

Titles

Season Club Title
2005 Argentina Argentina FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 Argentina Argentina FIFA U-20 World Cup
2008 Argentina Argentina Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

Personal Honours:

Preceded by Tuttosport Golden Ball
2007 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by 2007 Fifa U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe
2007 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by 2007 Fifa U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
2007 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Personal information

He appears to have a tattoo on the inside of his right arm. The inscription is Tengwar (a form of writing invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and used mostly by the Elven People in his works) and translates roughly to "Kun Agero" in the English alphabet. He is currently dating Giannina Maradona, the youngest daughter of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, She is pregnant with their first child and will give birth to a baby boy in February 2009. [14]

References

  1. ^ footballdatabase.com
  2. ^ kunaguero.com
  3. ^ BBC SPORT The rise of Sergio Aguero
  4. ^ Tribalfootball.com - "Spanish News"
  5. ^ Clarín - "Agüero admitió que pudo haber sido su último partido en el fútbol argentino"Template:Es icon
  6. ^ ESPN - "Atlético agree fee for Independiente starlet"
  7. ^ ESPN - "Atlético sign Argentine prodigy Aguero"
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España
  11. ^ Includes UEFA Supercup
  12. ^ Tuttosport 'Golden Boy' award winner
  13. ^ Sergio Agüero, Golden Boy
  14. ^ Giannina Maradona To Give Birth To Agüero's Son
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