José Ernesto Sosa

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José Ernesto Sosa

Full name	José Ernesto Sosa
Date of birth	June 19, 1985 (1985-06-19) (age 22)
Place of birth	Carcarañá, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Winger/Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bayern Munich
Number	20
Youth clubs
	Estudiantes
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2007 2007–	Estudiantes Bayern Munich	138 (11) 015 0(0)
National team²
2005–	Argentina	002 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 7, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine football midfielder. He was born on June 19, 1985, in the city of Carcarañá, Santa Fe Province. He currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

Sosa played for Estudiantes between 2002 and 2007. The undisputable highlight of his career to date was helping Estudiantes to win their first league title since 1983 by scoring the equalising goal from a free kick against Boca Juniors in the 2006 Apertura final playoff game.

After that game, his manager Diego Simeone recommended Sosa to S.S. Lazio, and it was hinted in the press that other European clubs were interested in Sosa. On February 24, 2007, a deal was announced between Estudiantes and FC Bayern Munich, and four days later, details of the transfer were disclosed: Estudiantes will receive 6 million euros plus ten percent of any future transfer. Sosa's contract is worth 4.5 million euros over four years. The young superstar has been touted to make his undoubted talent fit for Bayern Munich and Argentina.

Sosa stayed with Estudiantes for the remainder of the Clausura 2007 tournament.

1 International Career
2 Career statistics
3 Honours and awards
4 External links

[edit] International Career

Sosa played for Argentina Under-20 team during the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

National coach Alfio Basile drafted Sosa for the national team on February 28, 2007. Sosa said to the press that he will "never forget this Tuesday" in which he achieved two of his childhood dreams (the transfer to a major European club and the call to the national team) [1].

He made his debut as a substitute (86') at a friendly match against Mexico. March 9, 2005. He played his second match and as starter eleven against Chile, 18 April, 2007.

[edit] Career statistics

**All-Time Club Performance**
Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		International		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Estudiantes	2002-03	6	1	N/A	N/A	?	?	6	1
	2003-04	28	1	N/A	N/A	?	?	28	1
	2004-05	32	4	N/A	N/A	?	?	32	4
	2005-06	36	3	N/A	N/A	?	?	36	3
	2006-07	36	2	N/A	N/A	?	?	36	2
	Total	138	11	N/A	N/A	?	?	138	11
Bayern Munich	2007-08	15	0	3	0	?	?	18	0
Bayern Munich	Total	15	0	3	0	0	0	18	0
Career Totals		153	11	3	0	?	?	156	11