| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oscar Esteban Fuertes | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Colón | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992 | Independiente | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | El Porvenir | 26 | (17) |
| 1993–1995 | Los Andes | 68 | (31) |
| 1995–1996 | Platense | 29 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Racing Club | 33 | (8) |
| 1997–1999 | Colón | 62 | (23) |
| 1999 | Derby County | 8 | (1) |
| 2000 | Colón | 18 | (17) |
| 2000 | RC Lens | 26 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Tenerife | 26 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | River Plate | 34 | (12) |
| 2003–2006 | Colón | 81 | (35) |
| 2007 | Universidad Católica | 35 | (19) |
| 2008– | Colón | 92 | (49) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Oscar Esteban "Bichi" Fuertes (born 26 December 1972 Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Colón de Santa Fe
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Fuertes has been used as a winger and as a striker in his career, he is a classic journeyman footballer, having played for 10 different teams in Argentina, France, England and Spain.
Fuertes began his career at Primera División club Independiente in 1991, but he was soon released. He went to play for El Porvenir and then Los Andes in the Argentine second division.
He made his return to the Primera with Platense in 1995, but he only stayed there for one year before moving on to Independiente's fiercest rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda. Again he only spent one season with the club before he found his way to the club that has become his spiritual home; Colón de Santa Fe.
It was at Colón where he became the Primera's top scorer in 2000, he was Goleador with 17 goals in the Clausura tournament, this feat earned him a lucrative transfer to Europe.
In July 1999, Fuertes was purchased for £2.3m by Jim Smith, manager of Derby County in England. He scored two early goals, the winner against Everton in the league[1] and another against Swansea City in the League Cup.[2] However, weeks later, he was refused entry back into Britain when immigration officials discovered that his Italian passport was forged. Derby were able to sell him on to Lens in France for £2.8m.[3] His final European club was Tenerife in Spain.
Fuertes returned to Argentina in 2002 to join River Plate, but again he only stayed for one season before returning to Colón. He has now become the club's all time top goalscorer with 104 goals for the club (as of July 23, 2009).
On 20 May 2009 Fuertes made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama aged 36, making him the oldest player ever to make his debut for the Argentina national team.[4] The Argentina team made up of players based in the Primera División Argentina won the game 3-1.
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