Juan Román Riquelme (born June 26, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is a football player, who currently plays for the Villarreal CF of Spain, on loan from FC Barcelona. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Categories: Argentine provinces | Buenos Aires province | Argentina geography stubs ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Categories: Stub | Spanish football clubs ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ...

Argentine giants Boca Juniors and River Plate noticed him when he was a junior player in Argentinos Juniors. Being a Boca fan, he decided to move to that team, who paid 800.000 US dollars for his contract in 1995. A year later, November 10, 1996, Romy played his first professional match (Boca Juniors 2 - 0 Unión de Santa Fe) and two weeks later he scored his first goal (Boca Juniors 6 - 0 Huracán). Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine football (soccer) club. ... Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is a football team of Argentina, founded in 1901. ... Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football team, founded in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, on August 15, 1904. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

In 2002, after seven successful years with Boca Juniors, the central midfielder was transferred to FC Barcelona for 9 million Euros. Unable to find his place in the team, he was loaned to Villareal a year later, where he currently plays. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine football (soccer) club. ... In the sport of football (soccer), each of the eleven players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... Categories: Stub | Spanish football clubs ...

He is regarded as a talented player with excellent field vision, and often noted as the main factor in Villareal's explosive 2005 campaign. At the end of that season, Spanish sports newspaper Marca (http://www.marca.com/) awarded him the title for Most Artistic Player (http://www.marca.com/futbol/jugador_conmasarte/). 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Club History

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Achivements

• 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Villarreal CF)
• 2001 Copa Libertadores (Boca Juniors)
• 2000 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca Juniors)
• 2000 Intercontinental Cup (Boca Juniors)
• 2000 Copa Libertadores (Boca Juniors)
• 1999 Argentine Clausura Championship (Boca Juniors)
• 1998 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca Juniors)
• 1997 FIFA's World Youth Championship (under-20)

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External Links

• Juan Román Riquelme in Boca Juniors (http://www.bocampeonweb.com.ar/Historia/jugadores/riquelme.htm)
• Bocampeon Web archives (http://www.bocampeonweb.com.ar/archivo.htm)
• Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (http://www.afa.org.ar)