Arghus

Arghus
Personal information
Full nameArghus Soares Bordignon
Date of birth19 January 1988
Place of birthAlegrete, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Maribor
Number44
Youth career
2000–2002Grêmio
2005Atlético Paranaense
2007Juventude
2007Reggina (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009Brasil de Pelotas
2009–2011SE River Plate
2011–Maribor51(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arghus Soares Bordignon (born 19 January 1988 in Alegrete) is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Club career

After a series of short spells with various Brazilian and European clubs,[1] Arghus signed a three year contract with Slovenian club Maribor in 2011.[2] Between December 2011 and May 2012 Arghus was sidelined due to injury and returned on the football pitch in late May 2012 as a substitute in a match against Mura 05, scoring a goal only couple of minutes later.[3]

Personal life

Unlike many Brazilian footballers, who lived and played football on the streets, Arghus had a better life as a child, living in a small and quiet town.[3] His mother was a Portuguese language professor and his father a policeman.[3] He also has a younger brother who is involved in football.[3] Arghus is multilingual, speaking three languages fluently: Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.[2] He is married to a longtime girlfriend and childhood friend, Amanda.[3] Arghus holds a dual citizenship of Brazil and Italy.[2]

References

  1. Arghus44 blog
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tretji Brazilec v LV" (in Slovenian). nkmaribor.com. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Tamara Pocak (21 May 2011). "Najsrečnejši, ko sem se videl v videoigrici" (in Slovenian). Ekipa. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

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