Valentín Viola

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Titín Viola
Personal information
Full nameValentín Nicolás Viola
Date of birth (1991-08-28) August 28, 1991
Place of birthMoreno, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionForward / Winger
Club information
Current clubRacing Club
Number20
Youth career
-2010Racing Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012Racing Club46(6)
2012–Sporting18(1)
2013–Sporting B3(0)
2013–Racing Club (loan)6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Valentín Nicolás Viola (born 28 August 1991, in Moreno) is an Argentinian football player who plays as a forward for Racing Club on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Career

Racing Club

Valentín came through the Racing Club youth development system, and made his debut for Racing's first team in a friendly match against El Porvenir in January 2010. His first official match occurred on 3 September 2010 during Apertura 2010, in a match against Colón; he scored his first official goal on 7 May 2011 in the 2-1 win against Arsenal de Sarandí, when he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute, replacing Gabriel Hauche, and scored one minute later. Valentín had already scored for Racing first team, when he scored a header against Godoy Cruz at Copa Ciudad de Mendonza on 27 January 2011.

Sporting

On late July 2012, despite interest from other clubs, such as Parma, Atlético Madrid and Benfica,[1] he was transferred to Sporting.[2]

References

  1. "Racing fear losing Viola". O Jogo. 2012-07-11 (Portuguese). 
  2. "Agreement for Viola". A Bola. 2012-07-27 (Portuguese). 

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