Esteban Cambiasso
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| Edwin Cambiasso | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Edwin Matías Cambiasso Deleau | |
| Date of birth | August 18, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Internazionale | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ?–1996 | Argentinos Juniors | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–2002 1998–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004– |
Real Madrid B → Independiente (loan) → River Plate (loan) Real Madrid Internazionale |
? (?) 74 (9) 37 (12) 41 (0) 118 (16) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000– | Argentina | 40 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Edwin Matías Cambiasso Deleau (born August 18, 1980 in Buenos Aires) is a professional Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Inter Milan and the Argentina national team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Cambiasso started his professional career with Argentinos Juniors in 1995, moving to Real Madrid B in 1996.
In 1998, he moved back to Argentina where he played for three years with Independiente and one with River Plate. During this time he earned his nickname El Cuchu. With some good experience under his belt, he returned to Real Madrid in 2002. He helped Los Galacticos win the UEFA Super Cup in 2002, La Liga and the Intercontinental Cup in 2003, and the Supercopa de España in 2004.
[edit] Inter Milan
In July 2004, Cambiasso signed with Internazionale after his contract with Real Madrid expired in June 2004. He helped Inter Milan win the Italian Cup in his first season with the club, playing regularly as a defensive midfielder, partnered in the middle of Inter's midfield with fellow Argentinian Juan Sebastián Verón. In Italy, he became known as one of the outstanding players of the 2004-05 season, along with A.C. Milan's Kaká.
During the return match for the final of the 2006 Coppa Italia, Cambiasso scored an impressive goal, the first of the match, for the 3-1 victory over A.S. Roma. On September 30, 2006, he scored twice in the opening game of the season, with Inter Milan defeating Fiorentina 3-2. On November 07, 2007, he along with Zlatan Ibrahimović scored a brace a piece to defeat PFC CSKA Moscow 4-2 in the UEFA Champions League.
[edit] International career
Cambiasso made his national debut in 2000 for Argentina.
On May 15, 2006, Cambiasso was named in the Argentinian national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and on June 16, he capped a twenty-four pass move with a finish to score the second in a 6-0 victory over Serbia and Montenegro. In the quarterfinals match against Germany on June 30, 2006, the match went into penalties which Cambiasso had his penalty kick saved. The saved penalty knocked Argentina out of the World Cup and sent Germany to the semi-finals.
[edit] Honors and awards
- 1997 South American Youth Championship
- 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
- 1999 South American Youth Championship
- 2003 Spanish La Liga
- 2003 Intercontinental Cup
- 2003 UEFA Super Cup
- 2003 Spanish Super Cup
- 2006, 2007 ,2008 Italian Serie A
- 2005, 2006 Coppa Italia
- 2005, 2006 Italian Super Cup
- 2005 Inter Milan's best player of the year (Pirata d'oro)[1]
[edit] Personal life
Cambiasso is married and has a son. He holds an Italian passport as his family has origins from the province of Genoa.
Along with his compatriot and current teammate at Inter, Javier Zanetti, Cambiasso unveiled the Leoni di Potrero charity association to help coach young children with social isolation problems and motor coordination difficulties.
[edit] References
- ^ A CAMBIASSO IL "PIRATA D'ORO" - Inter.com (Italian)
[edit] External links
- Statistics at Guardian StatsCentre
- Career details at National Football Teams
- (Spanish) Official site of Esteban Cambiasso
- Cambiasso's career stats @ footballdatabase.com
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