Andrés Vasquez

Andrés Vasquez
Personal information
Full name Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto
Date of birth July 16, 1987 (1987-07-16) (age 24)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Häcken
Number 11
Youth career
IF Stendy
Bergsjö IF
1997–2004 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2007 IFK Göteborg 40 (2)
2008–2011 FC Zürich 66 (11)
2011 → Grasshopper (loan) 2 (0)
2011– Häcken 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:54, 15 October 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Vasquez and the second or maternal family name is Rueda Pinto.

Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto (born July 16, 1987 in Lima, Peru) (often misspelled Vasques[1]) is a Peruvian-born Swedish footballer who plays for Häcken in Allsvenskan.

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Career

After playing for local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1997, the club he played for until January 2008.

He scored his first league goal for IFK Göteborg on May 7, 2007, against Örebro SK. The remarkable goal, a rabona kick from outside the penalty area, is by most experts seen as a candidate for the best goal of the year in Sweden. The English tabloid The Sun asked the question whether this was the best ever goal.[2]

In December 2007 he was signed by Swiss club FC Zürich on a 4-year-contract.

Now, he plays for BK Häcken.

Position

He plays the position of left midfielder.

International

Andrés Vasquez rejected a call-up to the Peru national football team for a friendly with Costa Rica in March 2009 by coach José del Solar.

Career table

Club Season Dom. league Dom. cup Int. cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
IF Stendy,
Bergsjö IF		 –1996 Youth football
IFK Göteborg 1997–2004 Youth football
Total 1997–2004 Youth football
IFK Göteborg 2005 3 0 1 0 10[3] 0 4 0 18 0
2006 25 0 2 0 3[4] 0 12 4 42 4
2007 12 2 1 0 0 0 9 0 22 2
Total 2005–07 40 2 4 0 13 0 25 4 82 6
Career totals 2005–07 40 2 4 0 13 0 25 4 82 6

Personal

He also has a younger brother, Salvador Vasquez, who plays football for JK Nõmme Kalju.

External links

References

  1. ^ Alltid Blåvitt, Vasquez - med z
  2. ^ Is this the best goal ever?
  3. ^ Royal League (4 matches, 0 goals) and UEFA Intertoto Cup (6 matches, 0 goals).
  4. ^ Royal League (1 match, 0 goals) and UEFA Cup (2 matches, 0 goals).
BK Häcken – current squad