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SERGIO KUN AGUERO Biography

Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo was born on June 2, 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentine striker plays for Atlético Madrid in Spanish La Liga. His nickname was born when some classmates noted that his hairdo looked like that of Japanese anime character "Kum Kum".

His career Aguero started playing for Argentine First Division club with Independiente when he was only 15 years and 35 days in a match against San Lorenzo, which younger than Maradona who made his professional debut on October 20, 1976 ten days before his sixteenth birthday. Due to his performance, especially during the Torneo Apertura, young star attracted the interest of several top European clubs.

In May 2006, Kun Aguero was transferred to the Atletico Madrid of Spain, a transfer fee of 20 million euros . He signed a 6-year contract. At the end of the 2007-08 season he finished as the 3rd highest goalscorer in La Liga with 20 goals. He also won the Antonio Puerta Award for the best player in the league for the 2007-08 season. He played for the national youth team and they won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada 2007. Aguero was considered won the Golden Boot for the tournament with his six goals, and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. He also won the golden medal in Olympic 2008 in China, Agüero scored 2 goals in the semifinal match against Brazil.

SERGIO KUN AGUERO Honours (Start-2008)

Golden Ball: FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007

Golden Boot: FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007

Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2007

FIFA's Young Player of the Year: 2007

Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano - runner up (2007-2008)

Marco Van Basten - Biography

Marco Van Basten

Full name - Marcel van Basten

Date of birth - 31 October 1964

Place of birth - Utrecht, Netherlands

Marco van Basten was born on 31 October 1964 in Utrecht, Netherlands. He started his football career with a local team named EDO at the age of seven. Next year he went to UVV Utrecht but his profressional start in 1981 when he was seventeen-year-old. He was discovered by Ajax's scout. For a great striker, in his debut (3 April, 1982) Van Basten scored a goal victory over NEC Nijmegen.

In 1983 was his debut in the Netherlands national team. Van Basten scored his first goal for Dutch two weeks later in the match against Belgium.

He became top scorer in the following four seasons (1984 - 1987 ). He scored 117 goals from 112 matches in this 4 years. He is the winner of the European Golden Boot in 1985-1986. In 1987 Silvio Berlusconi brought Van Basten to Milan, In his first season Milan won scudetto (Italy league championship) but Van Basten played only eleven games cause an ankle injury. Van Basten scored five goals in Euro 88 (include a spectacular volley at an incredible angle in the final against the Soviet Union) as Netherlands national team won the title.

In 1988-89 season, Van Basten had an excellent season. He got European Footballer of the Year, World Soccer's World Player of the Year and scoring nineteen goals in Serie A as Milan win the European Cup. In World Cup 1990 The Dutch national side had a perform and going out to West Germany in the second round.

In 1990-91 season, Van Basten fell out with Milan's manager Arrigo Sacchi and Berlusconi sacked Sacchi next time. Following season (1991-92) Fabio Capello be new Milan's Manager, Van Basten scoring 25 goals and becoming Serie A top scorer again as Milan won the title whitout losing. In Euro 92' Netherlands reached the semi-final but lost Denmark in penalty shootout, van Basten having his penalty saved by Peter Schmeichel whose be hero in Euro 92'. In November 1992 he scored four goals against IFK Gothenburg, which is still a UEFA Champions League record for the most goals scored by a player in a single match.

In 1992-93 season, Milan still their unbeaten (going to 58 matches in total before they lost). Van Basten played well and was voted European Player of the Year for a third time (equal the record of Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini). He had troble with ankle injury recurred in a game against Ancona. Van Basten suffered another series of operations and returned to Milan for the final few domestic games before Champions League final that they lost Marseille. Marco tried fighting the injury another two years but eventually was forced to end his career on 18 August 1995, during a Trofeo Berlusconi match. Over 70 000 supporters, including crying Capello, gave him a standing ovation while Van Basten was doing his lap of honour.

After he retired from football he try to management. He took a course with the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). His first stint as a manager was as an assistant to his former teammate John van 't Schip with the second team of Ajax in 2003-04. On 29 July 2004, Van Basten was named the new manager of Netherlands national team.

Under his management, Dutch were unbeaten in their World Cup qualification group and through the group stages at Germany World Cup 2006 but they were knock by Portugal in last 16 teams round. Van Basten had a contact with the KNVB to be manager of Netherlands national team until 2008. The KNVB wished to extend his contract to include the World Cup qualification route to 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. On 22 February 2008 Van Basten signed a four-year contract with Ajax. His last tournament was Euro 2008, where the Netherlands team were beaten by Russia in the quarter finals. Van Basten became trainer of Ajax after Euro 2008.

Marco Van Basten Honours

With Ajax Amsterdam

1. UEFA Cup Winners Cup
Winnner 1 time in 1987
2. Dutch Championship
Winner 3 times in 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85
3. Dutch Cup
Winner 3 times in 1983, 1986, 1987

With A.C. Milan

4. European Cup
Winner 2 times in 1989, 1990
5. Intercontinental Cup
Winner 2 times in 1989, 1990
6. European Supercup
Winner 2 times in 1989, 1990
7. Serie A
Winner 3 times in 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93
8. Italian Super Cup
Winner 3 times in 1988, 1992, 1993

With Netherlands national team

9. UEFA European Championship
Winner 1 time in 1988

Personal honours

10. FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992
11. World Soccer Player of the Year in 1988, 1992
12. UEFA Best Player of the Year in 1989, 1990, 1992
13. IFFHS Best Player of the Year in 1988, 1989, 1990
14. Onze d'Or in 1988, 1989
15. Onze d'Argent in 1987, 1992
16. Bravo Award in 1987
17. UEFA European Championship 1988 Top Scorer and Best Player with 5 goals
18. European Footballer of the Year in 1988, 1989, 1992
19. Dutch Footballer of the Year in 1984–85
20. FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé) in 2004
21. European Golden Boot in 1985–86
22. European Silver Boot in 1983–84
23. European Cup Top Scorer in 1989
24. European Cup Silver Top Scorer in 1993
25. Dutch League Top Scorer in 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
26. Serie A Top Scorer in 1989–90, 1991–92
27. Serie A Silver Top Scorer in 1988–89

Soccer Players Biography - Batigoal !!

Gabriel Batistuta (Batigoal ) - Biography

Gabriel Omar Batistuta is one of hero in Florence and Argentina. He was born on 1 February 1969 in Reconquista, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. He is also the all time highest scorer for Argentina's national team. The Argentine striker ended his career at Al-Arabi, retiring in March 2005

When he was child he playing with friends on the street in the Grupo Alegria club, he joined the local Platense junior team. While with Platense he was selected for the Reconquista team that won the provincial championship by beating Newell's Old Boys with his 2 goals that attracted attention Newell's Old Boys. He signed professional contact with Newell's Old Boys in 1988.

During his first year with Newell's Old Boys he had a weight problem that slowed him down. At the end of that year he was loaned to Deportivo Italiano, of Buenos Aires. In 1989 Batistuta with River Plate where he scored 17 goals but he was dropped from the squad in the middle of the season cause he had some problem with Daniel Passarella.

In 1990, Batistuta join with Boca Juniors which is River's arch-rivals club. In 1991 Batigoal become the league's top scorer that season and Boca won league championship.

In 1991, Batistuta was played for Argentina in the Copa América and become tournament's top scorer as Argentina won the title. During this competition vice-president of Fiorentina was impressed by his skills and signed him.

In 1994, FIFA World Cup, held in USA, Batistuta scored 4 goals include a hat-trick in Argentina game against Greece. On his way in Fiorentina, He's in best perform. He was the top scorer of the 1994-95 season with 26 goals. In 1995-96 season Fiorentina won the Italian Cup and Super Coppa.

In 1998, He scored 5 goals in France 98', before Argentina lost in the quarter-finals but he did second hat trick of his World Cup career, becoming the 4th player to achieve this and the first who score a hat trick in 2 World Cups.

After start to 1998-99 season, Batistuta suffered an injury that kept him out of action for more than a month. Fiorentina finished in third place, which gave them the chance to Champions League in the following season.

The 2000-01 season, he was transferred to A.S. Roma in a deal worth 35 million US dollars. He scored 20 goals for A.S. Roma in his first season as Roma winning Italian league title (Scudetto).

In 2002, Batistuta announced that he planned to quit the national team after World Cup in Korea and Japan. This tournament Argentina did poor results against Nigeria, England, and Sweden, the team was knocked out in first round. After tournament Batistuta failed to find good form with Roma and was loaned to Internazionale before he decided to departure to Qatari team Al-Arabi Sports Club. In Qatar, he made the record of most goals scored that was held by Qatari Legend Mansour Mouftah with by scoring 24 goals. He scored more than the number of games he played. He was awarded for being the top scorer in all Arab leagues in 2004 with a Golden Boot.

In 2005 Batistuta retired from profressional footballer and now lives Santa Fe, Argentina.

Gabriel Batistuta total career

1988-89 Newell's Old Boys 16 games 4 goals

1989-90 River Plate 7 games 4 goals

1989-91 Boca Juniors 29 games 13 goals

1991-00 Fiorentina 269 games 168 goals

2000-03 Roma 63 games 30 goals

2002-03 Inter Milan 12 games 2 goals

2003-05 Al-Arabi 21 games 25 goals

Gabriel Batistuta Honour

1. First Division Italian Championship (with Roma) 2000-2001.

2. Italian Supercup (with Fiorentina) 1996, (with Roma) 2001.

3. Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the Year 1998.

4. Italian Cup (with Fiorentina) 1995-1996.

5. Second Division (Serie B) Italian Championship (with Fiorentina) 1993-1994.

6. First Division Top Scorer, 26 goals (with Fiorentina) 1994-1995.

7. Copa América (with Argentina) 1991, 1993.

8. Copa América Top Scorer, 6 goals (with Argentina) 1991

9. Top Scorer of The Qatari League with a record breaking 24 goals.

10. Top Scorer in all Arab leagues, awarded with a Golden Boot.