Nelson Abeijón
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Javier Abeijón Pessi | ||
Date of birth | July 21, 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Nacional | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1994–1997 | Nacional | 81 | (9) |
1997–1998 | Racing de Santander | 30 | (2) |
1998–2006 | Cagliari | 154 | (11) |
2003–2004 | → Como (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Atalanta | 5 | (0) |
2008 | River Plate | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1994–2003 | Uruguay | 23 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2008 season. † Appearances (Goals). |
Nelson Javier Abeijón Pessi (born July 21, 1973 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer. He is nicknamed Abe or Abeja, due to his last name similarity with the word "abeja" (Spanish for bee).
Biography
He started his career in 1994 with nacional (winning one minor title championship). His role as a holding midfield player and his tough approach of the game made him very popular among his fans. He eventually left the team in the season 1997-1998 when he played in Spain La Liga with Racing de Santander. In August 1998 Abeijón moved to Italian Serie A and then Serie B with Cagliari and Como. In the summer of 2006 he was transferred to Atalanta. During his career he played 282 matches and scored 23 goals.
Abeijón left for Como in 2003 but in January 2004 returned to Cagliari.[1] in July he signed a 2-year contract.[2]
International career
Abeijón made his debut for the Uruguay national football team on October 19, 1994 in a friendly match against Peru (0-1 win) in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima, Peru.[3] He earned a total number of 23 caps for his native country, scoring two goals.
References
- ↑ "ABEIJON FIRMA PER IL CAGLIARI". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 15 January 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "Ufficializzati i contratti di Gobbi e Abeijon". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 15 July 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uru-intres1995.html RSSSF
External links
- (Spanish) Profile
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