| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernesto Antonio Farías | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Trenque Lauquen, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Football Club Argentino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2004 | Estudiantes | 205 | (95) |
| 2004–2005 | Palermo | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | River Plate | 93 | (48) |
| 2007–2010 | Porto | 54 | (23) |
| 2010– | Cruzeiro | 25 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ernesto Antonio Farías (born 29 May 1980 in Trenque Lauquen, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Brazil, as a striker.
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Farías started playing professionally in 1997 for Estudiantes de La Plata, making his top division debut 19 days shy of his 18th birthday, in a 2–2 draw against Club Atlético Lanús. From his third season onwards, he never scored less than 14 league goals, including 12 in the 2003 Apertura alone, a competition best, as his team ranked in midtable.
Farías left Estudiantes as the club's fifth-ever goal scorer, netting nearly one goal every two games. He signed with Italian club U.S. Città di Palermo for the 2004–05 season, teaming up with compatriot Mariano González in that campaign, in which he appeared in only 13 Serie A matches, going scoreless in the process.
Subsequently, Farías returned to his country and joined Club Atlético River Plate, being crowned the 2006 Libertadores Cup's top scorer at five (tied with 13 other players), as the Buenos Aires outfit reached the quarterfinals. In late July 2007, after a failed transfer to Deportivo Toluca F.C. for personal reasons, he signed a four-year contract for F.C. Porto, in a €4 million transfer.[1]
During his three-year spell in Portugal, Farías was mostly used as a substitute, consecutively barred by Lisandro López, Hulk and Radamel Falcao. He still managed to contribute solidly to the conquest of five major titles, scoring 34 official goals, 23 of those coming in the league.
In January 2010, Farías had everything arranged with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Brazil, as part of the deal involving Kléber,[2] but the deal eventually collapsed. In late July he finally moved to the Brazilian side, agreeing on a three-year deal.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 June, in a 3–2 win over Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
On 3 September 2005, Farías gained his first - and only - cap for the Argentine national team, in a 0–1 away loss against Paraguay for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Previously, in 1999, he appeared for the under-20s in the World Cup held in Nigeria, playing in three games in an eventual round of 16 exit.[4]
Farías is nicknamed La Tecla ("The key"), because in his early adolescence years his uneven teeth were likened to a piano.[5][6]
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