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Juan Román Riquelme (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan roˈman riˈkelme]; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career.
- Move to Barcelona
- Finding A Home at Villarreal
- International Issues
- Fallout at Villarreal
After almost 200 games, 44 goals, countless assists, pirouettes and defence-splitting through-balls, Riquelme joined Barcelona for £10million in 2002. But by that time, even in the more sedate and tactically sophisticated Spanish league, greater intensity and stamina were being demanded. It was no longer enough to coast on technique alone. In what ...
Unloved at Barcelona, he found refuge in the most unlikely of places. Riquelme was loaned out to Villarreal, who had reached the top flight for the first time in 1998. Situated in a small, unassuming city, looking out over the Mediterranean Sea, Riquelme’s love for football was reignited by a club willing to build around him. Over the next four yea...
On the international stage, meanwhile, after a spell of exile from the Argentina squad, Riquelme had become the lynchpin under Jose Pekerman heading into the 2006 World Cup. They started their campaign by beating Ivory Coast 2-1, with Riquelme setting up both goals, and then crushed Serbia and Montenegro 6-0 as the puppet master put on one of his f...
It wasn’t the first time that Riquelme had fallen out with authority. By this point he was back at Boca Juniors, no longer the darling of Villarreal. A reserved character, yet one who knew his worth to the team, he’d begun to take liberties that his performances no longer justified. Manuel Pellegrini and the club’s president, Fernando Roig, had fin...
Juan Román Riquelme (born 24 June 1978) is a retired Argentine professional footballer and current 2nd vice-president of Argentine Club Atlético Boca Juniors, where he is also responsible of the football department, including youth academy and women's sections.
- Football
- June 24, 1978
- Yésica Toscanini
Legendary Argentina and Boca Juniors playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme has retired from football. Speaking Sunday in an interview with ESPN Argentina, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist made it...
In 2007, he was loaned back to Boca for five months, just in time to participate in the Copa Libertadores. He went on to score eight goals in the competition, including three in the finals against Gremio. Boca won its sixth competition title, and Riquelme was voted player of the tournament.
Jun 25, 2020 · The little magician turned 33 on Wednesday and the whole footballing world let off a sigh of sadness that he is now one year closer to retirement. But another Argentine hero was also born on June...
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