Federico Insúa
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| Federico Insúa | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Insúa | |
| Date of birth | January 3, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Club América | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-Present |
Argentinos Juniors Independiente Malaga CF Independiente Boca Juniors Borussia Mönchengladbach Club América |
113 (16) 56 (14) 31 (3) 35 (9) 37 (11) 32 (2) 13 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 2003- | Argentina | 10 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Federico Insúa (born January 3, 1980 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Club America (Mexico).
Nicknamed El Pocho, Insúa grew up in a middle class family in Buenos Aires[1]. He moved to the youth teams of Argentinos Juniors from the Club Parque football school, and debuted professionally on November 18 1997[2]. After 5 seasons with the club, he transferred to Club Atlético Independiente in 2002. After winning a local championship with Independiente, he moves to Spanish first division Málaga CF in 2003, but after only one unsuccessful season he returns to Independiente. [1]
At the beginning of the 2005/2006 season Insúa again transferred, this time to Boca Juniors, debuting for Boca in the 4-1 victory over Gimnasia de Jujuy. Even though he had a slow start, he succeeded in becoming the play maker Boca Juniors needed, wining a local title and 2 international cups by the end of 2005.
Insúa debuted for the Argentina national football team in January 2003[3], and was capped 4 times. He is 1.79 metres tall (5 foot 10.5 inches) and weighs 73 kg.[1]
On July 28, 2006, Federico Insúa transferred for 4 Million Euros to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach, which hoped to fill a gap in its offensive midfield. The 26-year-old midfielder put pen to paper on a four-year deal. The Argentine international wore the number ten shirt for Borussia.[1] On February 3, 2007, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game against Arminia Bielefeld.
After the relegation of Borussia in the Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07. He was sold to Club América for 7.5 million US Dollars, for 4 years, and he will get paid $1,875,000 US Dollars a year. He had joined the squad on June 27, 2007.[1]
He is currently in the injury list since early January with a torn ACL and will be out for 6-8 months.
[edit] Titles
- Primera División Argentina Apertura 2002 (with Independiente)
- Recopa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
- Primera División Argentina Apertura 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
- Copa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
- Primera División Argentina 2006 Clausura (with Boca Juniors)
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Pocho Insua official site
- (Spanish) Unofficial Independiente fans' site
- (German) Borussia Mönchengladbach official site
- Footbal Database provides Stats and Profile for Federico Insua
- (Spanish) Profile and Statistics
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d (German) Lustig, Jan: "Das Rätsel 'El Pocho'" in kicker Nr. 64/August 7, 2006 pg. 16
- ^ (Spanish) Dana, Fabio, "Insúa; ¿Nace un conductor xeneize?" - ESPN Deportes.
- ^ "CONFEDERATION ADMINISTRATION" - CONCACAF
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