Fernando Belluschi

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Personal information
Fernando Belluschi
Full name	Fernando Daniel Belluschi
Date of birth	September 10, 1983 (1983-09-10) (age 24)
Place of birth	Los Quirquinchos, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Olympiacos
Number	25
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002 - 2005 2006 - 2007 2008 - present	Newell's Old Boys River Plate Olympiacos	90 (20) 48 (13) 16 (1)
National team²
2005 - present	Argentina	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 20, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Fernando Daniel Belluschi (born September 10, 1983), is an Argentine football midfielder, currently playing for Olympiacos in Greece. Belluschi's best position is as an attacking midfielder, or playing just behind the forwards as a link between midfield and attack - although his playing attributes are suited to a more wide position.

Belluschi started playing professionally at Newell's Old Boys in 2002, with whom he won the 2004 Apertura Championship. He moved to Club Atlético River Plate in 2006 and with the departure of Marcelo Gallardo to Paris St. Germain following the 2006 Apertura and he was the captain of the team for these two years. He joined Olympiacos FC for €7.4 million in early 2008.^[1]

1 International career
2 Titles
3 References
4 External links

[edit] International career

He won his second cap for the national team against Chile on 18 April 2007.

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
2003	Argentina U-20	South American Youth Championship
2004	Newell's Old Boys	Primera Division Argentina
2008	Olympiacos CFP	Greek Super League
2008	Olympiacos CFP	Greek Cup