Fernando Gago

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Fernando Gago
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Rubén Gago
Date of birth	April 10, 1986 (age 20)
Place of birth	Ciudadela, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nickname	Pintita, Fer, Nando
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	16
Youth clubs
1996 - 2004	Boca Juniors
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 - 2007 2007 -	Boca Juniors Real Madrid	69 (1) 05 (0)
National team
2005 - 2007 2007 -	Argentina U-20 Argentina	12 (0) 1 [1] (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:59, 18 January 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Fernando Rubén Gago (born April 10, 1986 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder, who plays for La Liga club Real Madrid.

Contents 1 Boca Juniors 2 Real Madrid 3 Titles 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Boca Juniors

Gago, who came from the youth divisions of Boca Juniors, made his professional debut with Boca in the 1–0 victory over Quilmes, on December 5, 2004. Despite his youth he quickly became an essential part of the Boca Juniors' midfield, and is considered a quality player, often compared with fellow countryman Fernando Redondo. His solid performance attracted Spanish powerhouses Real Madrid^[1], and FC Barcelona^[2].

[edit] Real Madrid

On Wednesday, November 15, Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon confirmed the signings of Gago as well as compatriot Higuaín, and puts through a policy of signing younger players to gradually replace the older stars in the squad. However, news later put reports of Higuain's departure to Real Madrid to rest as River Plate rejected a 10 million euro bid for the striker stating they would prefer him remain until at least June 2007. During the 2006 South American transfer saga, Gago's name was also linked with AC Milan. However, Ariedo Braida, Milan's top transfer guru recently said that, "They (Gago and Higuaín) only want to go to Real Madrid". The transfer was finally transfered agreed on December 19, for 20,400,000 euro.^[3] Gago made his debut for Real Madrid in the 2-0 La Liga defeat against Deportivo La Coruna on January 7, 2007 ^[4] . This promised to be an exciting start for the extremely talented midfielder, however due to the poor performance of the entire real madrid outfit, Gago's apparent talent was not withstanding, and, after being at fault for the opening goal by breaking from the rest of the defensive wall at a free-kick, he was substituted for Ronaldo^[5]. However, a week later, against Real Zaragoza at Santiago Bernabeu, Gago's performance lifted along with that of his team mates. His defensive game picked up considerably as he fought hard in midfield, while also demonstrating vision by delivering several through balls to the attackers. Real Madrid defeated Real Zaragoza 1-0^[6], with a goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy, created by fellow new signing Gonzalo Higuain. Judging from this performance, there is more to come from both these youngsters. He is currently dating Argentine actress Micaela Vazquez.

[edit] Titles

• Recopa Sudamericana 2006 (with Boca Juniors)
• Recopa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
• Primera División Argentina Apertura 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
• Copa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
• FIFA's World Youth Championship 2005 (with the under-20 Argentina national football team)
• Primera División Argentina 2006 Clausura (with Boca Juniors)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gago's profile and statistics at FootballDatabase
• Profile at GFDb.com
• Fernando Gago forum
• Fernando Gago Web

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