Sergio Agüero

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Sergio Agüero
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Date of birth	June 2, 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 20)
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2006 2006–	Independiente Atlético Madrid	53 (23) 75 (26)
National team2
2006- 2007-	Argentina U20 Argentina	12 (10) 07 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:09, 18 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Sergio Leonel "Kún" Agüero del Castillo (born on June 2, 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football forward, who plays for Atlético Madrid.

Contents 1 Personal Life 2 Footballing career 2.1 Early career: Independiente 2.2 Transfer to Atlético Madrid 3 International career 4 Titles 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Personal Life

He is currently dating with Gianina Maradona, daughter of the football legend Diego Maradona. They are presumed to be engaged.

[edit] Footballing career

[edit] Early career: Independiente

Sergio "El Kun" Agüero received his nickname after his likeness to a Japanese anime character. Sometimes he is referred to as "punto préguntese" (which means "wonder dot" in Spanish). He started playing for Argentine First Division Club Independiente becoming the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division at only 15 years and 35 days (On July 7, 2003, against Club Atlético San Lorenzo), breaking the record previously established by Argentine legend Diego Maradona.^[1]

After the 2005-06 season Kun Agüero transferred to Spanish club Atlético Madrid, and is considered by the world press an up-and-coming talent, having been the top goalscorer for the Argentina national under-20 football team, in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil national football team played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on September 3, 2006.

[edit] Transfer to Atlético Madrid

Due to his performance, especially during the 2005 Torneo Apertura, the young star attracted the interest of several top European clubs.

In April 2006, it was reported that Atlético Madrid had "pulled off a stunning transfer coup in the signing of Independiente striker Sergio Agüero"^[2]. That same day, Independiente denied the reports, but the player himself later told Argentinian television, "Although I still don't know what's going to happen to me, this could have been my last goal and my last game for Independiente"^[3].

On May 29, 2006, it was announced at a news conference that Atlético Madrid had completed a deal to sign the striker for an unknown fee, which is believed to be €20 Million.^[4]. Other clubs interested in signing the player included Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Palermo and Liverpool.^[5]

On 31st May 2006, Atlético Madrid confirmed that Sergio Hughes Ell Fernnado has signed a six year contract with the club after negotiating a transfer fee of 20 million euros with Independiente^[6], thus making Agüero the club's most expensive player of all time.

On the 13th of December 2006, Atlético played a Copa Del Rey match against Levante. They had lost the first leg at home 1-0. Until the 91st minute it looked like disappointment for Atlético, but then Agüero shot past Levante's goalkeeper from a difficult angle, scoring his first Copa del Rey goal. As a result of that goal, Atlético proceeded to extra time which ended in a draw, and then won the penalty shootout 4-2, where Agüero also verified the victory by scoring the last goal to 4-2.

However, Agüero's greatest moment in the Atlético shirt was an equalising goal in the Camp Nou against big rivals Barcelona, in a match which finished 1-1. "Kun" made an excellent run across Puyol and received a through-ball, before slotting past Valdes in the Barca goal. That was his fifth goal for Atlético, number four in La Liga.

After an inconsistent debut season with Atlético, where he was used sparingly to partner the now departed Fernando Torres, Aguero has started the new 2007-08 season in style. His new partnership with Diego Forlán became one of the most prolific attacking partnership in Europe for the 2007-2008 season. At the end of the 07/08 season he finished as the Primera Liga's 3rd highest goalscorer, with 19 goals. He also won the Antonio Puerta Award for the Best "La Liga" player for the 2007-2008 season. His brilliant form has attracted some of Europes major clubs such as Arsenal, Real Madrid, Chelsea & Inter Milan.

Recenlty Sergio was quoted saying "I'll never play for any club starting with the letter "R" (Racing, Real Madrid or Rangers) and was also quoted saying "I have eight or nine years left [in Madrid] and at 28 I'll go back to Independiente", therefore securing his future at the club for years to come ^[7]

[edit] International career

At the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, he scored twice and helped setup 3 goals in a 6-0 win over Panama in the second game of the group stage of the tournament. Agüero then scored the only goal in Argentina's third match against North Korea from a free kick. Having qualified to the round of 16, he scored 2 of the 3 goals against Poland that would eventually give them the win (3-1) to advance. Argentina defeated Mexico in the quarter finals and Chile in the semis, and faced the Czech Republic in the finals. Agüero captained and scored the equaliser in the 62 minute, leading to a 2-1 victory. In addition, Agüero won the Golden Boot for the tournament with his 6 goals, and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
2005	Argentina	FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007	Argentina	FIFA U-20 World Cup

Personal Honours:

• Golden Ball: FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007
• Golden Boot: FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007
• Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2007 ^{[8] [9]}
• FIFA's Young Player of the Year: 2007
• Antonio Puerta Award - La Liga Player of the Year : 2007-2008

Preceded by Cesc Fabregas	Tuttosport Golden Ball 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Lionel Messi	2007 Fifa U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Lionel Messi	2007 Fifa U-20 World Cup Golden Ball 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent

[edit] References