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Juan Roman Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme (born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors as an attacking midfielder.
A playmaker, he combines passing, vision and skillswith goalscoring ability from midfield. He spent most of his career with Boca Juniors, but also had a significant spell in Spain with Villarreal. He was named the Argentine Footballer of the Year fourtimes.[1]
A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.
Early years
Born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Riquelme was borninto a family of ten in poverty, and grew up in Don Torcuato. Boca Juniors and Club Atlético River Plate spotted him when he was a youth player for Argentinos Juniors, and he chose to move to theformer in 1995 for US$800,000, as he had been a fan of the club since childhood.
On 10 November 1996, aged 18, Riquelme made his Primera División debut, in a 2–0 win against Unión de Santa Fe. Two weekslater, he scored his first senior goal, in a 6–0 triumph over Club Atlético Huracán.
Return to Boca
Following a tense situation between player, board of directors and manager Manuel Pellegrini,Riquelme accepted a five-month loan back to Boca Juniors, in February 2007.[6][7] He went on to play a monumental part in Boca's success in the 2007 Libertadores run
In August 2007, Riquelme remained aVillareal player, being awarded the 16 shirt.
On 26 November 2007, Riquelme reached an agreement with the Spaniards and was allowed to re-join Boca Juniors after the transfer window re-opened inJanuary 2008.[8] He had managed no official appearances for the Yellow Submarine during the first half of 2007–08.
Upon his official return to the club, Riquelme played in the 2008 Clausura and the 2008Libertadores, with Boca reaching the semi-finals of the latter tournament
Sporting achievements
Argentine Footballer of the Year: 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011
South American Footballer of the Year:...
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