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Juan Roman Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme (born June 26, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is a football player, who currently plays for the Villarreal CF of Spain, on loan from FC Barcelona.
Argentine giants Boca Juniors and River Plate noticed him when he was a junior player in Argentinos Juniors. Being a Boca fan, he decided to move to that team, who paid 800.000 US dollars for his contract in 1995. A year later, November 10, 1996 Romy played his first professional match (Boca Juniors 2 - 0 Unión de Santa Fe) and two weeks later he scored his first goal (Boca Juniors 6 - 0 Huracán).
In 2002, after seven successful years with Boca Juniors, the central midfielder was transferred to FC Barcelona for 9 million Euros. Unable to find his place in the team, he was loaned to Villareal a year later, where he currently plays.
He is regarded as a talented player with excellent field vision. As of 2005, Riquelme is often noted as the main factor in Villareal's explosive 2005 campaign.
Club History
| Season | Club | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004~ | Villarreal CF | 11 | 4 |
| 2003~2004 | Villarreal CF | 33 | 8 |
| 2002~2003 | FC Barcelona | 30 | 3 |
| 2001~2002 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 8 |
| 2000~2001 | Boca Juniors | 39 | 13 |
| 1999~2000 | Boca Juniors | 29 | 9 |
| 1998~1999 | Boca Juniors | 36 | 10 |
| 1997~1998 | Boca Juniors | 19 | ? |
| 1996~1997 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 4 |
Achivements
- 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Villarreal CF)
- 2001 Copa Libertadores (Boca Juniors)
- 2000 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca Juniors)
- 2000 Intercontinental Cup (Boca Juniors)
- 2000 Copa Libertadores (Boca Juniors)
- 1999 Argentine Clausura Championship (Boca Juniors)
- 1998 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca Juniors)
- 1997 FIFA's Football World Youth Championship (under-20)
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