Santiago Solari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | Richard Stockton College | ||
| 1994–1995 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1995–1996 | Renato Cesarini | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | River Plate | 67 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Madrid | 46 | (7) |
| 2000–2005 | Real Madrid | 131 | (10) |
| 2005–2008 | Inter Milan | 39 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | San Lorenzo | 26 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlante | 33 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Peñarol | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2004 | Argentina | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013– | Real Madrid (youth) [1] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio (born 7 October 1976) is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder.
He spent the better of his 15-year career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 177 games and 17 goals, mainly in representation of Real Madrid, but also competed in Italy with Inter Milan, winning 13 major titles between both teams combined.
Club career
Early years / River
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Solari played youth football for Newell's Old Boys and local Renato Cesarini, after returning from the United States where he attended Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.[2] He joined Club Atlético River Plate midway through the 1995–96 season, making his Primera División debut on 12 May.
Solari appeared in 24 league games in his first full season, helping River to both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Atlético
Solari moved to Spain late into the 1999 January transfer window, signing with Atlético Madrid. He played his first La Liga game on 7 February in a 1–2 away loss against UD Salamanca.
Solari had his best individual season in 1999–2000 when he scored six goals in 34 matches, but the Colchoneros were relegated from the top level.
Real Madrid
Subsequently, Solari moved across the city to join Real Madrid. After a poor first season, he became a regular for the Merengues albeit as a substitute; in the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League final, in which he played the full 90 minutes, he was involved in the play that led to Zinedine Zidane's wonder strike against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in an eventual 2–1 win.[3]
Solari's best season with Real was 2003–04, but his five goals in 34 contests (15 starts, 1,539 minutes of action) could only help the side to the fourth position in the league. During his five-year spell, he also appeared in 49 games in the Champions League, netting seven times.
Inter / Later years
Solari signed for F.C. Internazionale Milano in the 2005 summer, being sparingly used during his three-year stint (maximum 21 games in his second season), but winning three consecutive Serie A titles to add to his trophy cabinet, the 2006 edition due to the Calciopoli scandal.
On 30 June 2008 Solari's contract with the Nerazzurri expired, and he joined Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro shortly after. On 9 July of the following year, he moved teams and countries again and signed with Atlante F.C. from Mexico, again on a free transfer.
In early September 2010, 34-year old Solari signed with Uruguayan side C.A. Peñarol for one year, yet again as a free agent.[4] He retired after only a couple of months.
International career
Solari gained 11 caps for Argentina during five years. He did not attend any major international tournament, however.
Honours
- River
- Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997
- Copa Libertadores: 1996 (no matches played[5])
- Real Madrid
- UEFA Champions League: 2001–02
- UEFA Super Cup: 2002
- Intercontinental Cup: 2002
- La Liga: 2000–01, 2002–03
- Supercopa de España: 2001, 2003
- Inter
Statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 1996–97 | River Plate | Primera División | 24 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 1997–98 | 27 | 6 | - | 9 | 1 | 36 | 7 | |||
| 1998–99 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 16 | 5 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1999–00 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
| 2001–02 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 9 | ||
| 2004–05 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Inter | Serie A | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Argentina | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | San Lorenzo | Primera División | 14 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | Argentina | 81 | 16 | - | 10 | 1 | 91 | 17 | ||
| Spain | 177 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 57 | 7 | 255 | 29 | ||
| Italy | 39 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 71 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 297 | 37 | 48 | 8 | 82 | 8 | 427 | 53 | ||
International
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Personal life
Nicknamed Indiecito (Little Indian in Spanish), Solari comes from a sporting family: his father, Eduardo, and two of his four siblings, younger Esteban and David, were also footballers.[7][8][9]
His uncle Jorge played for several clubs during his career, mostly Club Atlético River Plate, whilst cousin Fernando Redondo also represented Real Madrid. All but David played for Argentina.
References
- ↑ Real Madrid Cadete B
- ↑ Stockton Ospreys – Men's Soccer
- ↑ Real crowned champions of Europe; BBC Sport, 15 May 2002
- ↑ Penarol, preso Solari (Penarol, Solari acquired); Tutto Mercato, 2 September 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ Copa Libertadores 1996 (1996 Libertadores Cup); at Sitio Riverplatense (Spanish)
- ↑ Santiago Solari at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Biography at Pathfinder (Greek)
- ↑ Santiago Solari está feliz: Bombini (Santiago Solari is happy: Bombini); Medio Tiempo, 17 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Kiryat Shmona shaking up Israel; UEFA.com, 1 February 2012
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Stats at Tutto Calciatori (Italian)
- Santiago Solari at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian Stats Centre