Esteban Solari

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Esteban Solari
Personal information
Full name Esteban Andres Solari
Date of birth June 2, 1980 (1980-06-02) (age 28)
Place of birth    Rosario, Argentina
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Pumas UNAM
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001
2001-2002
2002
2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007-present		 Estudiantes
Defensa y Justicia
Argentinos Juniors
Gimnasia de Jujuy
Chioggia
Lierse
APOEL
Pumas UNAM




23 (5)
44 (34)
34 (24)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 26 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Esteban Andres Solari, born June 2, 1980) in Rosario Santa Fe, is an Argentine football player. His nickname "Tano" means "Italian", but can also mean "stubborn" in Argentinian slang. His parents are Eduardo Miguel Solari and Alicia Susana Poggio. His brothers are Santiago Hernán Solari (football player of Inter Milan), Martin Miguel Solari, David Eduardo Solari and his sister is Liz Maria Solari (model).

Solari's first professional club was Velez Sarsfield, for whom he played in the 1999-00 season, followed by seasons at Estudiantes and Defensa y Justicia. He played for Argentinos Juniors in the 2002-03 season, and in 2003-04 played for Italian team Chioggia.

He played the 2004-05 season for Lierse, scoring 12 goals in 23 appearances, before signing with APOEL for the 2005-06 season. After impressing during his debut season, he was offered a contract extension until 2008. That first year, Esteban played 16 games from the start and 4 as a substitute, scoring 15 goals in the league. In the 2006-07 season, he finished top scorer in Cyprus with 20 goals in the championship, and was one major force behind APOEL's final win.He was the MVP of the championship. However, at the end of May 2007, it was announced that Solari had signed for Pumas UNAM of Mexico.



[edit] Titles

  • Cyprus Golden Shoe: 2006-2007
  • Cyprus MVP: 2006-2007
  • Mexican Finalist Apertura 2007
  • Mexican Best Scorer Season 2007-2008

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