Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi (born September 21, 1983 in O'Brien, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Girondins de Bordeaux. He started playing for Club Atlético River Plate (the team that produced Pablo Aimar and Hernán Crespo among others). He is rated by Gianfranco Zola as the only Argentine he would pay to see play.^{[citation needed]} is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... For the club from Uruguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Asunción) Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... Pablo César Aimar (born November 3, 1979 in Rio Cuarto) is an Argentine football player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Real Zaragoza of the Spanish La Liga. ... Hernán Jorge Crespo (born July 5, 1975 in Florida, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine international football player currently playing in the Italian Serie A for Internazionale, having signed from English Premier League champions Chelsea on a 2 year loan deal on 7 August 2006. ... Gianfranco Zola, OBE, born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia, is a retired Italian footballer. ...

Cavenaghi made his debut in the 2000/2001 season for in which he scored 1 goal in 5 appearances. In his first full season he scored 17 goals in 23 appearances including a hat-trick against Estudiantes. He left River at the beginning of the 2004/2005 season joining Spartak Moscow for a fee of £6.5 million. In his time at River he scored 57 times in 84 appearances.

In the 2005 season, playing for Spartak Moscow, he has scored 7 goals in 26 appearances (in comparison to 14 of Kirichenko - the season's top-scorer) but he played his part in helping Spartak reach a UEFA Champions League place.

It had been a tough first season for Cavenaghi though as he found it difficult to adapt to the style of play, the artificial pitches and language.

Although he started the 2006 season better than the previous ones, he faded towards the second half of it and transfer rumors began to surface.^{[citation needed]} On 22 January 2007, Cavenaghi was sold to French 1st division club Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee, although the Russian media speculated the deal worth approximately $13 million with possible future fees. is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ...

He played in the Argentina Under-20 that finished fourth in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. First international  Argentina 5 - 0  Venezuela (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 February 1951) Biggest win  Argentina 8 - 1  USA (Sao Paulo, Brazil; 4 May 1963) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 5 - 1  Argentina (Quito, Ecuador; 8 January 1981) Argentina national U-20 football team has been the most successful nation in the FIFA... The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. ...

On February 3, 2007 he played his first Ligue 1 match for Bordeaux against Nice. ^[1] is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte dAzur, is a French football club based in Nice. ...

Career stats (matches/goals)

• 2001 - River Plate (9/3)
• 2002 - River Plate (33/22)
• 2003 - River Plate (29/23)
• 2004 - River Plate (13/9)
• 2004 - Spartak (9/1)
• 2005 - Spartak (25/7)
• 2006 - Spartak (28/9)
• 2007 - Girondins de Bordeaux (9/4)

For the club from Uruguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Asunción) Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... For the club from Uruguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Asunción) Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... For the club from Uruguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Asunción) Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... For the club from Uruguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Asunción) Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: ) is a football club from Moscow, Russia. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: ) is a football club from Moscow, Russia. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: ) is a football club from Moscow, Russia. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ...

References

is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

External links

• Cavenaghi's page on Spartak's official website (Russian)
• Russian fansite
• Argentinian fansite
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