Sebastián Abreu

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Personal information
Sebastián Abreu
Full name	Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo
Date of birth	October 17, 1976 (1976-10-17) (age 31)
Place of birth	Minas, Uruguay
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	River Plate
Number	13
Youth clubs
1994-1996	Defensor Sporting Club
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996 1996-97, 2000-01 1997-98, 1999, 2004 1998 1999-00, 2003-04 2001, 2003, 2004-05 2001-02, 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2007 2007 2008-present	Defensor San Lorenzo Deportivo La Coruña Grêmio (loan) Tecos (loan) Nacional (loan) Cruz Azul (loan) Club América (loan) Dorados de Sinaloa Monterrey San Luis UANL Tigres River Plate	24 (12) 72 (42) 18 (4) 7 (1) 52 (34) 60 (42) 52 (46) 16 (3) 34 (22) 18 (8) 14 (5) 14 (7) 12 (10)
National team²
1996-	Uruguay	41 (25)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo (born 17 October 1976 in Minas) is an Uruguayan football striker, who is nicknamed "El Loco" (The Mad Man). He currently plays for River Plate in Argentina.

[edit] Football career

A prolific goal scorer, he has played in numerous clubs in South and North America (Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil) also having an unsuccessful stint with Spain's Deportivo La Coruña, who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract. His last club was Tigres in Mexico and he was able to rescind his contract with them in order to join River Plate. The Mexican FA stalled on recognizing this transfer because of an imposed transfer moratorium between the Mexican teams and River Plate.

Abreu has played since 1996 for the Uruguay national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and at the Copa América 2007.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
Clausura 2008	River Plate	Argentine Primera

[edit] External links

Official site

v • d • e Uruguay squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Carini • 2 Méndez • 3 Lembo • 4 Montero • 5 García • 6 Rodríguez • 7 Guigou • 8 Varela • 9 Silva • 10 O'Neill • 11 Magallanes • 12 Munúa • 13 Abreu • 14 Sorondo • 15 Olivera • 16 Romero • 17 Regueiro • 18 Morales • 19 Bizera • 20 Recoba • 21 Forlán • 22 De los Santos • 23 Elduayen • Coach: Púa

v • d • e Uruguay squad - Copa América 2007

1 Carini • 2 Lugano • 3 Godín • 4 Fucile • 5 García • 6 Darío Rodríguez • 7 Cristian Rodríguez • 8 Gargano • 9 Vargas • 10 Recoba • 11 Estoyanoff • 12 Castillo • 13 Abreu • 14 Diogo • 15 Pérez • 16 Pereira • 17 Valdez • 18 Canobbio • 19 Scotti • 20 González • 21 Forlán • 22 Sánchez • Coach: Tabárez