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  1. Riquelme in 2006, on his character on the pitch. Following a tense situation between players, the Villarreal board of directors and manager Manuel Pellegrini, Riquelme accepted a five-month loan back to Boca Juniors from February 2007 until 30 June 2007. He joined Boca for the 2007 Torneo Clausura of the 2007–08 Argentine Primera División season, debuting during the 2007 Torneo Clausura in ...

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    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...

  4. Aug 16, 2019 · Aug 16, 2019. Juan Román Riquelme is one of the greatest players in the club’s history. An excellent playmaker and a legendary figure during some of the most successful years of the club’s ...

  5. Sep 7, 2016 · When Juan Roman Riquelme retired in January 2015, there was an outpouring of grief across the footballing world. Not just in Buenos Aires, where Riquelme had made himself a sporting icon. Not just ...

  6. Browse 1,517 juan román riquelme photos photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Juan Roman Riquelme of Boca Juniors celebrates after scoring a goal during the semi final first leg match between Boca Juniors and Fluminense as part... Juan Roman Riquelme - El Grafico Sports Archive.

  7. Jan 26, 2015 · After 18 years, Juan Roman Riquelme has hung up his boots. The mercurial 36-year-old has threaded through his last defence-splitting pass, whipped his last free-kick goalwards and shot his last ...

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