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Personal information
Pablo César Aimar
Full name	Pablo César Aimar
Date of birth	November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03) (age 27)
Place of birth	Rio Cuarto, Argentina
Height	170 cm (5'7")
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Zaragoza
Number	8
Youth clubs
?	River Plate
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2001 2001–2006 2006–	River Plate Valencia CF Real Zaragoza	82 (21) 162 (27) 29 (5)
National team²
1999–	Argentina	44 (7)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21. February 2007. * Appearances (Goals) November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Río Cuarto is a city in the Cordoba province (Argentina). ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in AragÃ³n. ... Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ... Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ... Valencia Club de FÃºtbol (also known as Valencia CF or Valencia) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia, Spain and are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football. ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in AragÃ³n. ...

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. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... RÃo Cuarto is a city in the province of CÃ³rdoba, Argentina. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in AragÃ³n. ... Liga de FÃºtbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ...

1 Career
2 Trivia
3 Honors and awards
4 References
5 External links

Career

Aimar began his ascent to stardom with River Plate, whose first team he joined for the 1997/8 season after rejecting a place at medical school, and with whom he quickly established himself as one of the best young players in Argentina. Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ...

Valencia signed Aimar in 2001, at a price of 24 million euros. The purchase proved justified, however, as Aimar helped lead the team to a first-place finish in the 2001-02 Spanish season as well as finishing runners-up in the 2001 UEFA Champions League final, in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich. Aimar also has won the UEFA Cup with Valencia, defeating Olympique Marseille in 2004. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern MÃ¼nchen) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ...

Aimar played for Argentina in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Diego Maradona later said that Aimar was "his legitimate successor as the world's best player" and that he would pay to watch Aimar play (although it is worth noting that Maradona has said that about all players touted as his successor, including Andres D'Alessandro (also with Real Zaragoza), Tevez and Lionel Messi) The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former football player. ... Andrés DAlessandro (born April 15, 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) player who currently plays for German team VfL Wolfsburg. ... Carlos Alberto TÃ©vez (born February 5, 1984 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who made his name with Argentine giants Boca Juniors and later in Brazil with Corinthians. ... Lionel AndrÃ©s Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera DivisiÃ³n. ...

On 12 April 2006, he was hospitalized after being diagnosed with acute viral meningitis, but made a quick recovery and has returned to play for his team. Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the central nervous system, known collectively as the meninges. ...

On 12 June 2006, it was reported in the British media that Aimar's former coach Rafael Benitez is interested in signing him for Liverpool F.C.. But on July 29 2006, he joined Real Zaragoza in 4 years-deal for €11 million^[1], and will receive €1.5 million per year. La Liga and Europe are his objective, again. Rafael (Rafa) Benitez Maudes, (born 16 April 1960 in Madrid, Spain), is a football manager, appointed on 16 June 2004 as the manager of Liverpool F.C. in England in succession to Gérard Houllier. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool. ... July 29 is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in AragÃ³n. ...

On February 12, 2007 he was awarded as the best Ibero-American La Liga player of the 2005/2006 season by news agency EFE. ^[2] February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Of or pertaining to Americans of Spanish or Portuguese descent. ... Liga de FÃºtbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ... EFE is a Spanish news agency created in 1939 by RamÃ³n Serrano SÃºÃ±er and Manuel Aznar Zubigaray while the former was Spains minister of the press and propaganda. ...

Trivia

He is nicknamed El Payaso ("The Clown"). Other nicknames include El Cai, El Pibe and El Mago.
He scored the last goal of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, during Argentina's 4-1 loss in the final to champions Brazil.

The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country, to...

Honors and awards

Argentina national football team

FIFA World Youth Championship: 1997

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... The FIFA World Youth Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Malaysia. ...

River Plate

Apertura 1996/97
Copa Libertadores 1996
Clausura 1996/97
Supercopa Sudamericana 1997
Apertura 1997/98
Apertura 1999/00
Clausura 1999/00

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ...

Valencia

La Liga: 2001-02, 2003-04
UEFA Cup: 2003-04
European Super Cup: 2004

Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Liga de FÃºtbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ... The La Liga Season 2001/2002 was won by Valencia CF. Final table Top goal scorers Category: ... The La Liga Season 2003/04 was won by Valencia CF. Final table Category: ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... The UEFA Cup 2003-04 fixtures and results. ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ...

References

^ "ZARAGOZA SEAL AIMAR DEAL", Sky Sports, July 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-29.
^ FÚTBOL-TROFEO EFE
Pablo Aimar fue premiado en España

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... July 29 is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Pablo Aimar Tactical Formations at Football-Lineups.com

FootballDatabase provides Pablo Aimar's profile and stats

Preceded by Diego Forlán	Trofeo EFE best iberoamerican Player of the spanish league 2005-2006	Succeeded by Lionel Messi

	Argentina squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Burgos \| 2 Ayala \| 3 Sorín \| 4 Pochettino \| 5 Almeyda \| 6 Samuel \| 7 C. López \| 8 Zanetti \| 9 Batistuta \| 10 Ortega \| 11 Verón \| 12 Cavallero \| 13 Placente \| 14 Simeone \| 15 Husaín \| 16 Aimar \| 17 G. López \| 18 González \| 19 Crespo \| 20 Gallardo \| 21 Caniggia \| 22 Chamot \| 23 Bonano \| Coach: Bielsa Diego MartÃn ForlÃ¡n Corazo (born May 19, 1979) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Villarreal of La Liga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... GermÃ¡n AdriÃ¡n Burgos (born April 16, 1969 in Mar del Plata, Argentina) is an Argentinian football player who retired following the 2003/04 season. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Juan Pablo SorÃn (born May 5, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian football player who, as of 2006, is playing for Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga. ... Mauricio Pochettino (born 2 March 1972 in Murphy, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football player. ... MatÃas JesÃºs Almeyda (born 21 December 1973) is an Argentine football player. ... Walter AdriÃ¡n Samuel (born March 22, 1978 in Laborde, CÃ³rdoba Province) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian league. ... Claudio Javier LÃ³pez (born July 17, 1974 in RÃo Tercero, CÃ³rdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine football striker, who currently plays for Racing Club in the Primera DivisiÃ³n Argentina. ... Javier Adelmar Zanetti (born August 10, 1973) is an Argentine football player. ... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born March 4, 1974 in Libertador General San MartÃn, Jujuy) is an Argentinian footballer, who currently plays for Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate as a midfielder. ... Juan SebastiÃ¡n VerÃ³n (born March 9, 1975 in La Plata) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Estudiantes de La Plata. ... Pablo Oscar Cavallero (born 13 April 1974 in Lomas de Zamora) is an Argentine football goalkeeper. ... Diego Placente is an Argentinian footballer who plays at left back for Celta Vigo in Spain. ... Diego Pablo Simeone (born April 28, 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder, he is the most capped player ever for Argentina. ... Claudio Daniel HusaÃn (born 20 November 1974) is an Argentine football player. ... Gustavo AdriÃ¡n LÃ³pez (13 April 1973) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera DivisiÃ³n side Celta Vigo. ... Cristian Alberto Kily GonzÃ¡lez (born August 4, 1974) is an Argentine soccer player currently playing for Internazionale. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (born January 18, 1976 in Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for River Plate of Primera DivisiÃ³n Argentina as an Attacking midfielder. ... Claudio Paul Caniggia (born January 9, 1967 in Henderson, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football forward, who played for the Argentine national team in two World Cups, and was a member of both rival clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors. ... JosÃ© Antonio Chamot (born May 17, 1969 in ConcepciÃ³n del Uruguay) is an Argentine former footballer. ... Roberto Oscar Bonano (born January 24, 1970 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentinian footballer who currently is playing for Deportivo AlavÃ©s in the First Division. ... Marcelo Bielsa (nicknamed El Loco Bielsa, Crazy Bielsa) is a football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ...

	Argentina squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Abbondanzieri \| 2 Ayala \| 3 Sorín \| 4 Coloccini \| 5 Cambiasso \| 6 Heinze \| 7 Saviola \| 8 Mascherano \| 9 Crespo \| 10 Riquelme \| 11 Tévez \| 12 Franco \| 13 Scaloni \| 14 Palacio \| 15 Milito \| 16 Aimar \| 17 Cufré \| 18 Rodríguez \| 19 Messi \| 20 Cruz \| 21 Burdisso \| 22 González \| 23 Ustari \| Coach: Pekerman Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri (born on August 19, 1972 in Bouquet, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine football goalkeeper currently playing for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national football team. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Juan Pablo SorÃn (born May 5, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian football player who, as of 2006, is playing for Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga. ... Fabricio Coloccini (born January 22, 1982 in CÃ³rdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) player who currently plays for the Spanish team Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a. ... Esteban MatÃas Cambiasso (born 18 August 1980 in Buenos Aires) is a professional Argentine football midfielder. ... Gabriel IvÃ¡n Heinze (born April 19, 1978 in Crespo, Entre RÃos Province) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for the English Premier League team Manchester United as a left-back, having transferred from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2004 . ... Javier Pedro Saviola (born December 11, 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional football player, who currently plays as a striker for Spanish team FC Barcelona. ... Javier Alejandro Mascherano (pronounced mas-keh-RAH-no) (born June 8, 1984 in San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine football player. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Juan RomÃ¡n Riquelme (born June 24, 1978) is an Argentine footballer, who formerly played for the national team and is currently with the Boca Juniors of Argentina. ... Carlos Alberto TÃ©vez (born February 5, 1984 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who made his name with Argentine giants Boca Juniors and later in Brazil with Corinthians. ... Leonardo Noeren Franco (born May 29, 1977 in San NicolÃ¡s, Argentina), commonly known as Leo Franco is a professional Argentine football goalkeeper who currently plays for Spanish AtlÃ©tico Madrid. ... Lionel SebastiÃ¡n Scaloni (born 16 May 1978 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine football player. ... Rodrigo SebastiÃ¡n Palacio (born 1982-02-05 in BahÃa Blanca, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football (soccer) Striker playing currently for Argentine first division club Boca Juniors. ... Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980, Bernal, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, currently playing for Spanish La Liga side Real Zaragoza as a defender. ... Leandro DamiÃ¡n CufrÃ© (born May 9, 1978 in La Plata) is an Argentine football (soccer) player who currently plays for French AS Monaco. ... Maximiliano RubÃ©n RodrÃguez (Born 2 January 1981 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine footballer. ... Lionel AndrÃ©s Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera DivisiÃ³n. ... Julio Ricardo Cruz (born October 10, 1974 in Santiago del Estero) is an Argentinian footballer who plays for Italian side F.C. Internazionale Milano. ... NicolÃ¡s AndrÃ©s Burdisso (born April 12, 1981 in Altos de Chipion, Argentina) is a professional football centre back player currently playing for Internazionale of the Serie A. He started playing professionally for the Argentine team Boca Juniors in 1999. ... Luis Oscar Lucho GonzÃ¡lez (born January 19, 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football (soccer) player currently captain of portuguese team Porto. ... Oscar Alfredo Ustari (born July 3, 1986 in AmÃ©rica (Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Club AtlÃ©tico Independiente of the Argentine first division. ... JosÃ© NÃ©stor Pekerman (born September 3, 1949) is an Argentine football coach, who recently coached the Argentina national football team. ...

Real Zaragoza - Current squad

1 César | 2 Diogo | 3 Aranzábal | 4 Cuartero | 5 Oscar | 6 G. Milito | 7 Movilla | 8 Aimar | 9 García | 10 D'Alessandro | 11 Juanfran | 13 Martínez | 14 Gustavo Nery | 15 Lafita | 16 Celades | 17 Éwerthon | 18 Piqué | 19 César | 20 Longás | 21 Zapater | 22 D. Milito | 23 Sergio | 24 Chus | Manager: Fernández Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in AragÃ³n. ... CÃ©sar SÃ¡nchez DomÃnguez (born September 2, 1971 in CÃ¡ceres, Extremadura) is a Spanish goalkeeper, who currently plays for Real Zaragoza. ... Carlos Andres Diogo EnceÃ±at (born July 18, 1983 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football player, who currently plays for Real Zaragoza in La Liga. ... AgustÃn AranzÃ¡bal Alkorta (born March 15, 1973 in Bergara) is a Basque football player. ... Oscar GonzÃ¡lez Marcos (born 1982-11-12 in Salamanca) - commonly known as Oscar - is a Spanish professional football (soccer) player. ... Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980, Bernal, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, currently playing for Spanish La Liga side Real Zaragoza as a defender. ... Sergio Garcia de la Fuente (born June 9, 1983 in Barcelona, Spain) is an Spanish football player, who currently plays striker for Real Zaragoza of the Spanish La Liga. ... AndrÃ©s NicolÃ¡s DAlessandro (born April 15, 1981 in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a left-footed Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Zaragoza, having joined them in June 2006 from German club VfL Wolfsburg. ... Juan Francisco GarcÃa nickname Juanfran (born 15 July 1976 in Valencia) is a Spanish football full-back. ... Gustavo Nery de SÃ¡ da Silva, usually called Gustavo Nery (born July 22, 1977 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. ... Albert Celades (born September 29, 1975) is a Spanish football player. ... Ã‰werthon Henrique de Souza (born June 10, 1981 in SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian international football player, currently playing for Real Zaragoza in La Liga. ... Gerard PiquÃ© Bernabeu (born February 2, 1987 in Barcelona) is a Spanish football player. ... CÃ©sar JimÃ©nez (November 24, 1977) commonly known as CÃ©sar plays for Real Zaragoza as a centre back. ... Alberto Zapater Arjol (born 13 June 1985 in Zaragoza, Aragon) is a Spanish footballer, currently playing for Real Zaragoza in La Liga. ... Diego Alberto Milito (born June 12, 1979 in Bernal, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional football forward, currently playing at Real Zaragoza of the Spanish first division. ... Sergio FernÃ¡ndez GonzÃ¡lez (May 23, 1977) commonly known as Sergio plays for Real Zaragoza as a Centre Back. ... VÃctor FernÃ¡ndez, (born November 28, 1960) is a Spanish football coach. ...

Results from FactBites:

Pablo Aimar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (223 words)
	Pablo Cesar Aimar (born November 3, 1979 in Rio Cuarto, Argentina) is an Argentinian football player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Valencia of the Spanish Liga.
	Aimar began his ascent to stardom with River Plate, whose first team he joined for the 1997/8 season after rejecting a place at medical school, and with whom he quickly established himself as one of the best young players in Argentina.
	The purchase proved justified, however, as Aimar helped lead the team to a first-place finish in the 2001/2 Spanish season, as well as to a 2001 UEFA Champions League final, in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich.

rediff.com: 2002 FIFA World Cup - Aimar hopes to give Argentina edge in skill (644 words)
	Aimar entered the wider football consciousness when he took over Argentina's playmaking role from the disappointing Juan Sebastian Veron in the second half against England and lifted their game.
	Aimar was reminded that he and defender Diego Placente had been in a similar situation to the one now facing Argentina's World Cup team, when the under-20s lost a group match in Malaysia.
	Aimar went on to grab a regular place in an attractive River Plate side that also included wonder kid striker Javier Saviola, whose absence in Japan many fans regret, and Colombian centre forward Juan Pablo Angel.

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