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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 ...
- 24 June 1978 (age 45)
- San Fernando, Argentina
- Juan Román Riquelme
- Attacking midfielder
- 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...
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Jan 27, 2015 · Adiós Juan Román Riquelme, the iconic No10 who played by his own code | Argentina | The Guardian. Juan Román Riquelme was at the heart of some of Argentina's most beautiful World Cup...
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May 28, 2013 · Riquelme was by far the most dominant and important player of that Copa Libertadores, scoring eight goals as a midfielder, including three out of five in the finals, to help Boca hoist its sixth ...
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Juan Roman Riquelme against Arsenal in 2006. Riquelme's failure to become the main man at Barca might have been the best thing that could have happened in his career.
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 official ...
In 2006, Riquelme played in his first and only World Cup. After assisting Saviola for the game-winner against the Ivory Coast in the opener, he was named man of the match in the second game against Serbia and Montenegro. He continued to play well in the knockout stage, notching important assists against Mexico and Germany.
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