Riquelme

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Personal information
Full name	Juan Román Riquelme
Date of birth	June 26, 1978
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Nickname	Romy
Club information
Current club	Villarreal CF
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Position	Attacking midfielder
Youth clubs
? 1995	Argentinos Juniors Boca Juniors
Professional clubs*
1996-2002 2002-2003 2003-	Boca Juniors FC Barcelona Villarreal CF	170 (?44) 30 (3) 68 (23)
National team**
1999 -	Argentina	30 (7)
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Argentine giants Boca Juniors and River Plate spotted him when he was a youth player for Argentinos Juniors. He chose to move to Boca in 1995, as he had grown up supporting them, and they paid 800.000 US dollars for his signature. A year later, on 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 senior goal (Boca Juniors 6 - 0 Huracán). Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine football 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. ... Club Atlético Unión (mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe) is a football (soccer) club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name]] in Argentina. ... The Club Atlético Huracán is a professional soccer team from Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

With the Argentine national football team, Romy has played 30 matches, scoring 7 goals. He also won the Southamerican Youth Championship, and the Football World Youth Championship, both in 1997 and with coach José Pekerman. First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst 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 Football World Youth Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... José Néstor Pekerman (born on September 3, 1949 in Villa Dominguez, Entre Ríos Province) is an Argentine football coach, who is the current coach of the Argentina national football team. ...

In 2002, after seven successful seasons with Boca Juniors, the central midfielder was transferred to FC Barcelona for 9 million Euros. Due to the club's struggling fortunes, there was intense pressure on Riquelme to perform well. He was unable to find his form, losing his place in the first team and was loaned to Villarreal a year later, where he currently plays alongside fellow Argentine international Juan Pablo Sorín. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine football club. ... In the sport of football (soccer), each of the eleven players in a team (led by a team captain) are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... FC Barcelona is a polideportivo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the single currency of the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as the eurozone. ... Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, often abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. ... Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín (born May 5, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian football player who, as of 2005, is playing for Villarreal in the Spanish Liga. ...

Despite his lack of pace Riquelme is often regarded as an extremely talented playmaker with excellent creative vision and close ball control, and with 15 goals and 11 assists, is often cited as the main factor in Villarreal's explosive 2004-05 campaign. At the end of that season, Spanish sports newspaper Marcaawarded him the title of Most Artistic Player. As a result of his influential play, he earned a nomination for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year award. In an effort to keep hold of him, Villarreal bought up 75% of Riquelme's rights from Barcelona for 5 million euros, and gave the player a 4-year contract. The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ... Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, often abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the single currency of the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as the eurozone. ...

A peculiar contract situation arose when, on December 7, 2005, Villarreal beat French club Lille OSC 1-0 to win its UEFA Champions League group, knocking out English giants Manchester United F.C., and Lille and advancing to the lucrative knockout stages in the club's debut season in the Champions League. Because of a clause in the transfer contract with Barcelona, Villarreal had to pay one million euros to the Catalan club. The contract includes another two one-million Euro clauses; one if Villarreal finishes in one of the top 4 positions of the Spanish Primera Liga in the 2005/2006 season, and an identical clause for the 2006/2007 season. Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, often abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. ... Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club, based in the northern city of Lille. ... The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground located just outside of the city boundaries of Manchester, Lancashire. ... Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club, based in the northern city of Lille. ... The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, often abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. ... Liga de Fútbol Profesional La Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) (English: League of Professional Football ), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ...

Achievements

• 2005 Nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year
• 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

• FootballDatabase provides Juan Roman Riquelme's profile and stats
• JuanRomanRiquelme.com.ar - pictures, profile and biography
• Juan Román Riquelme in Boca Juniors
• Bocampeon Web archives
• Asociación del Fútbol Argentino