Juan Román Riquelme
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Juan Román Riquelme is a former midfielder from Argentina, born on 24 June 1978 in San Fernando. Clubs included Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona, Villarreal and Argentinos Juniors. Juan Román Riquelme won 51 caps for Argentina, scoring 17 goals (1997-2008).
The club career on record runs from 1996 to 2015, across four clubs. The longest of those was seven years at Boca Juniors (2007-2014), where the record shows 151 appearances and 38 goals. Those spells add up to 421 club appearances and 112 goals. Honours on record include Footballer of the Year of Argentina in 2000, 2001, 2008 and 2011; South American Footballer of the Year in 2001.
Born
24 June 1978
Age
48
Birthplace
San Fernando
Country
Argentina
Position
Midfielder
Height
182 cm
Club career
- 1996-2002
Boca Juniors151 apps · 38 goals - 2002-2005
FC Barcelona30 apps · 3 goals - 2003-2005
Villarreal70 apps · 27 goals - 2005-2007Villarreal49 apps · 15 goals
- 2007-2014Boca Juniors103 apps · 24 goals
- 2014-2015Argentinos Juniors18 apps · 5 goals
International career
- 1997-2008Argentina51 caps · 17 goals
Honours
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina2000
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina2001
- South American Footballer of the Year2001
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina2008
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina2011
