Aguero – Atletico Madrid

Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo, also known as Kun Aguero (El Kun) is one of the best Argentinean football players nowadays despite being only 20. He is natural supporting striker and he represents the colors of Atletico Madrid. Aguero is a husband of Diego Maradona's daughter Giannina.

Aguero was born in June 2, 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province and started his football steps in the youth ranks of the local club Independiente. In July 2003 Aguero became the youngest player to debut in the Argentinean Primera division with only 15 years and 35 days, breaking the record of Diego Maradona. In his first three seasons with Independiente he played 53 games and scored impressive 23 goals, success that guarantied his place in the Argentina U-17 and later U-20 team.

Many big European clubs gained interest in the new Argentinean wunderkind but Atletico Madrid was the one who was lucky to get his signature. The deal was reached in May 2006 for about 20 € which was the biggest transfer fee that Independiente has ever received. El Kun settled himself very well in the Spanish capital and quickly became “Los Colchoneros” fans favorite. Very quickly after that the call-up for the Argentina senior team came and in September Aguero made his debut against Brazil.

In his first (2006-07) season with Atletico, Aguero scored 8 goals some of them very attractive and against highly regarded opponents, but his season was not the one from his dreams.

The best days of Aguero’s career definitely began in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was top scorer with 6 goals and was proclaimed as the best player of the tournament. Months later he was shining in the red and white shirt building outstanding scoring tandem with Diego Forlan. In the season of 2007-08 Aguero scored 20 goals for Atletico and contributed lots of assists that made him the best player of Madrid’s second club at age of only 19. He helped Atletico to win the impressive 4th place, just behind Barcelona, which leads to the Champions League.

Aguero started the new 2008-09 season with success. In August he was invited for the Argentinean Olympic team in Beijing where he scored twice in the semi finals against Brazil. Argentina won the tournament.
The start of the club season with Atletico was better than solid, scoring 3 La liga goals and 4 in the Champions league.

Sergio Aguero plays the SS role (supporting striker) just behind the striker. He is quick, agile, full of determination and gains perfect technique on the ball. He has the ball very close to the foot and for the defenders it’s extremely hard to tackle. His powerful shot makes him very dangerous for the opposing keepers. By many this super kid is the successor of the great Maradona and is even better than Barcelona’s Messi.


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Football injuries

Recent injuries of Ronaldo and Eduardo da Silva made me thinking that injuries are the worst thing that can happen to a football player. Will they come back in the fields?
Well, Arsenal’s Eduardo’s injury was really bad and saving his left foot was doctor’s success. He will be able to walk in few months, but it’s only a question if will he play football again.
Ronaldo had bad knee injury less than 2 weeks before Eduardo. But if Eduardo (age 25) still has possibilities to continue his football career, Ronaldo’s chances are much smaller, coz he is 31.
Unfortunately, many players were forced to end active playing and many others never retrieved the form they had before. Even if the injury has been completely healed the formerly injured player feel “posttraumatic fear” that can be noticed through his performance.
But, there were situations in the past when the badly injured player recovered from the injury and came back on the pitch with brilliant appearances.
In the “Pele” era Brazil won three World Cups - “58,”62 and “70. One is missing. In the 1966 Pele got a bad blow and he missed the most important match against Hungary. Brazil lost. Many people then, thought that Pele’s career was over, but he denied them and got back on the field with the same elegancy and magic. Brazil won the WC in 1970 again with him.
Similar accident happened to Maradona – also one of the best players of all time. He singed for Barcelona in “82 but his shine was eclipsed due to an injury. He never showed the best of him and he moved in Italy to play for Napoli. He raised the club high and led them to the victory in the UEFA cup in “89. Maradona also won the WC with Argentina in “86.
Latest example of all is Ronaldo. In his early days he showed his great potential. By many, Ronaldo spent the time of his life playing for Barcelona, and then he moved to Italy. First year spent in Inter brought him a title in the UEFA cup.
In 1999 and 2000 Ronaldo went injured twice. Hard trainings resulted with knee ligament injury and he missed the season after. Later that season, Ronaldo ruptured his knee again and it was obviously the end of his career in Inter.
In the 2002 Ronaldo won the World Cup with Brazil, the record he didn’t managed to achieve in 1998. He was most influential player in the Carioca squad, also. Already transferred to Real Madrid, Ronaldo kept playing in high level. He won the FIFA Player of the year prize and he won the Spanish Primera that season, which he failed to win with Barcelona.
In 2007 Ronaldo was transferred to Milan and kept playing on high level. Unfortunately on Feb. 13 Ronaldo’s knee cracked down again. After successfully surgery, the doctors said he will be all right, but they are not sure is he going to play football again. Its bad way to finish someone’s career, especially someone’s like Ronaldo.