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Sergio Agüero
File:Kun aguero.jpg
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
 Atletico Madrid
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Independiente 53 (23)
2006– Atletico Madrid 144 (54)
International career‡
2005–2007 Argentina U-20 7 (6)
2008 Argentina U-23 5 (2)
2006– Argentina 22 (8)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo[1] (Template:IPA-es; born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Atlético Madrid.

Mainly a striker or centre-forward, he is usually partnered with another striker up front. Agüero earned his nickname Kun when his grandparents noted his resemblance to Japanese anime character Kun Kun.[2]

He is a regular member of the Argentine national team. His father-in-law is the former international superstar Diego Maradona and is the current manager of the national team.

Club career

Independiente

Sergio Agüero started playing for Argentine first division Club Club Atlético 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 de Almagro), breaking the record previously established by Diego Maradona in 1976.[2]

Atlético Madrid

In April 2006, it was reported that Atlético Madrid had "pulled off a stunning transfer coup in the signing of Independiente striker Sergio Agüero."[3] 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."[4] 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.[5][6]

In the 2007–08 season, Agüero finished third in scoring in La Liga, behind Dani Güiza and Luís Fabiano, with 19 goals, and was runner up in the Trofeo Alfredo di Stéfano award for best player in La Liga.[7]

Agüero with Atlético Madrid.

Agüero has become a regular goalscorer for Atlético in the 2008–09 season, forming a strong partnership with Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán, also a former Independiente striker. On 1 March 2009, the duo of Forlán and Agüero scored a brace each in a dramatic 4–3 win over league leaders Barcelona.[8] Agüero finished in the top ten runners for the Pichichi Trophy while his teammate Forlán won the trophy.[9] Atlético finished fourth in the league, securing a UEFA Champions League spot.

In the 2009–10 season, Agüero came off the bench and scored a brace against Chelsea during a 2–2 draw at the Vicente Calderón on Champions League match-day four. After being knocked out of the Champions League in the group stages, Aguero helped Atlético to the Final of the Europa League, knocking out Liverpool in the semi-finals along the way, on 29 April.[10][11][12][13] On 12 May 2010, Agüero played in the final of the Europa League as Atlético Madrid won the trophy for the first time with a 2–1 win against Fulham.[14]

International career

Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil, played at Emirates Stadium, England on 3 September 2006.[1] 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 Barcelona, they won the 2005 edition in the Netherlands.

2007 U20 World Cup

At the 2007 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 a 3-1 win to advance to the next round. Argentina defeated Mexico in the quarter-finals and Chile in the semi-finals, and faced the Czech Republic in the finals, a team they drew 0-0 in the group stage. Agüero captained and scored the equaliser in the 62nd minute, leading to a 2–1 victory. In addition, Agüero won the Golden Boot of the tournament, scoring six goals in seven games, and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament, succeeding to countryman Lionel Messi who won both awards at the 2005 tournament.

2008 Summer Olympics

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.[15] Argentina went on to win the gold medal, a second in a row at the Olympic tournament.

2010 World Cup

He was chosen for the 2010 World Cup squad, and was a substitute in Argentina's first match against Nigeria. He was not used in the match, but it ended 1-0 for Argentina. Agüero made his World Cup debut in Argentina's second group match against Korea Republic on 12 June 2010, replacing Carlos Tévez in the 75th minute. Agüero's impact was immediate as Argentina scored in the next minute. He assisted on Gonzalo Higuaín's hat-trick goal late in the game. Argentina won the game 4-1.

Personal life

Agüero was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires on 2 June 1988 into a large family with seven children.[16] Agüero started playing football at a young age and he often played on a pitch in his local neighbourhood, Villa Itali.[2]

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.[17] 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.[18]

Agüero has a tattoo on the inside of his right arm, inscribed in Tengwar—a form of writing invented by J. R. R. Tolkien that was used by the Elves in his works. It translates roughly to Kun Agüero in the Latin alphabet.[19]

Career statistics

Correct as of May 1st 2010[20]

Club Season League Cup[21] Continental[22] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Independiente 2003–04 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2004–05 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 0
2005–06 36 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 4
Argentina 53 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 23 4
Atlético Madrid 2006–07 38 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 3
2007–08 38 19 7 0 0 0 5 3 2 43 22 9
2008–09 37 17 9 1 0 0 8 3 1 46 20 10
2009–10 31 12 4 5 2 3 14 6 3 49 20 11
Spain 144 54 23 8 2 3 27 12 6 179 68 32
Career totals 197 77 27 8 2 3 27 12 6 232 91 36

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2007 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia 1 – 0 3–0 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
2. 26 March 2008 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1 – 0 2–0 Friendly
3. 4 June 2008 Qualcomm Stadium, California, United States  Mexico 4 – 1 4–1 Friendly
4. 6 September 2008 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Paraguay 1 – 1 1–1 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
5. 11 October 2008 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Uruguay 2 – 0 2–1 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
6. 28 March 2009 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 4 – 0 4–0 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
7. 12 August 2009 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Russia 1 – 1 3–2 Friendly
8. 24 May 2010 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Canada 5 – 0 5–0 Friendly

Argentina Olympic team goals

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

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

Country

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c ""Football Database – Aguero"".
  2. ^ a b c "The Rise of Sergio Aguero". BBC Sport. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. ^ ""Spanish News"". Tribal Football.
  4. ^ ""Agüero admitió que pudo haber sido su último partido en el fútbol argentino"" (in Spanish). Clarín.
  5. ^ ""Atlético agree fee for Independiente starlet"". ESPN Soccernet.
  6. ^ ""Atlético sign Argentine prodigy Aguero"". ESPN Soccernet.
  7. ^ "Marca names the Madridista captain the best player of the league". Real Madrid.
  8. ^ "Atletico stun Barcelona as Real close up". CNN. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  9. ^ "El uruguayo Forlán ganó el 'pichichi' y la 'Bota de Oro'" (in Spanish). Eurosport. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  10. ^ Atletico Madrid 2–2 Chelsea BBC Sport
  11. ^ Atlético Madrid 2 – 2 Chelsea – Drogba back in style for Chelsea ESPN Soccernet
  12. ^ We Played Pretty Well Against Chelsea – Atletico Madrid Coach Quique Flores Goal.com
  13. ^ UEFA Champions League: Group D Round-Up Extra Footie
  14. ^ "Late winner breaks Fulham hearts". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  15. ^ Nick Harris (20 August 2008). "Argentina 3 Brazil 0: Argentina in final after routing arch rivals". London: The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  16. ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  17. ^ ""Maradona a grandfather thanks to Atletico's Agüero"". Reuters.
  18. ^ "Benjamín Agüero Maradona is born on Thursday 19 February and weighs 3.660 kilos". Atletico Madrid.
  19. ^ "Sergio Aguero Tattoos". Vanishing Tattoo. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  20. ^ ESPN (26 October 2008). "Sergio Aguero Stats, News – Atletico Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  21. ^ Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España
  22. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Copa Libertadores
  23. ^ Tuttosport 'Golden Boy' award winner El Mundo
  24. ^ Sergio Agüero, Golden Boy
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