Fabricio Fuentes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabricio Fabio Fuentes | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Cuarto, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | None | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2001 | Newell's Old Boys | 92 | (10) |
| 1997–1998 | → Quilmes (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Vélez Sársfield | 69 | (5) |
| 2003 | Guingamp | 12 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Vélez Sársfield | 49 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlas | 34 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Villarreal | 67 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Atlas | 26 | (3) |
| 2011 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fabricio Fabio Fuentes (born 13 October 1976 in Río Cuarto, Córdoba) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Club career
Fuentes began his career playing for Newell's Old Boys in 1996, leaving the following year for Quilmes Atlético Club in the Argentine second division (on loan) before rejoining Newell's in 1998.
In 2001 Fuentes was signed for his first spell at Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, on a US$450,000 fee (for 50% of his transfer rights).[1] In January 2003 he was sold to Mexican club Querétaro F.C. for US$1,200,000[2] but, in the transfer agreement, it was established that the player would stay with Vélez until the end of the season.[2]
However, after a good end of season as Vélez's captain, Fuentes' value increased, and he was immediately sold by Querétaro to En Avant Guingamp for US$2,000,000, before having playing any official game in Mexico.[3] After half a season in France he returned to Vélez, helping the team win the league's Clausura in 2005.
Following this success Fuentes returned to Mexico with F.C. Atlas, but he only stayed one season before moving again, this time to Villarreal CF in Spain, where he re-joined former Vélez teammate Leandro Somoza, as well as fellow Argentines Juan Román Riquelme, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Mariano Barbosa and Gonzalo Rodríguez. During his first season he benefited from a serious knee injury to the latter and scored four times in 33 La Liga games; the following seasons, however, he returned to the bench, but continued to be used regularly even though he also suffered serious knee problems in January 2008.[4]
On 4 January 2010 Fuentes was released by Villarreal upon the player's request, signing with Atlas, thus returning to the club after three 1/2 years.[5]
International career
Fuentes played once for Argentina, a friendly against Mexico on 4 February 2005 in which the former only fielded players from the domestic league. He scored in his own net in an eventual 1–1 draw.
Honours
- Vélez
- Argentine League: 2005 Clausura
References
- ↑ "Tirando paredes" [Breaking down walls] (in Spanish). La Nación. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tirando paredes" [Breaking down walls] (in Spanish). La Nación. 10 January 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "Puertas abiertas" [Open doors] (in Spanish). La Nación. 27 July 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ Freak injury robs Villarreal of Fuentes; UEFA.com, 17 January 2008
- ↑ Fuentes zu Atlas (Fuentes to Atlas); Transfermarkt, 7 January 2010 (German)
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Fabricio Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian Stats Centre