- Federico Insúa
Football player infobox
playername = Federico Insúa
fullname = Federico Insúa
height = height|m=1.79
nickname = El Pocho
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|1|3
cityofbirth =Buenos Aires
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =Club América
clubnumber = 8
position =midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-Present
clubs =Argentinos Juniors
Independiente
Malaga CF
IndependienteBoca Juniors
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Club América
caps(goals) = 113 (16)
56 (14)
31 (3)
35 (9)
37 (11)
32 (2)
22 (5)
nationalyears = 2003-
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (0)
pcupdate = 8 May 2008Federico Insúa (born
January 3 ,1980 inBuenos Aires ) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Club America (Mexico).Nicknamed "El Pocho", Insúa grew up in a middle class family in
Buenos Aires de icon Lustig, Jan: "Das Rätsel 'El Pocho'" in kicker Nr. 64/August 7, 2006 pg. 16] . He moved to the youth teams ofArgentinos Juniors from the "Club Parque" football school, and debuted professionally onNovember 18 1997 [es icon Dana, Fabio, [http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=352156&redir=true "Insúa; ¿Nace un conductor xeneize?"] - ESPN Deportes.] . After 5 seasons with the club, he transferred toClub Atlético Independiente in 2002. After winning a local championship with Independiente, he moves to Spanish first divisionMálaga CF in 2003, but after only one unsuccessful season he returns to Independiente.At the beginning of the 2005/2006 season Insúa again transferred, this time to
Boca Juniors , debuting for Boca in the 4-1 victory over Gimnasia de Jujuy. Even though he had a slow start, he succeeded in becoming the play maker Boca Juniors needed, wining a local title and 2 international cups by the end of 2005.Insúa debuted for the
Argentina national football team in January 2003 [ [http://www.concacaf.com/Signals.asp?id=2/4/2003&year=2003 "CONFEDERATION ADMINISTRATION"] -CONCACAF ] , and was capped 4 times. He is 1.79metres tall (5 foot 10.5 inches) and weighs 73 kg.On
July 28 ,2006 , Federico Insúa transferred for 4 Million Euros to German Bundesliga sideBorussia Mönchengladbach , which hoped to fill a gap in its offensive midfield. The 26-year-old midfielder put pen to paper on a four-year deal. The Argentine international wore the number ten shirt for Borussia.On February 3, 2007, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game againstArminia Bielefeld .After the relegation of Borussia in the
Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07 . He was sold toClub América for 7.5 million US Dollars, for 4 years, and he will get paid $1,875,000 US Dollars a year. He had joined the squad on June 27, 2007. [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/notas/638123.html] On July 27, 2008 Insúa opens the 1-0 score againstSantos Laguna on the first match of the Apertua 2008 / Clausura 2009 season.Titles
*
Primera División Argentina Apertura 2002 (with Independiente)
*Recopa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
*Primera División Argentina Apertura 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
*Copa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
*Primera División Argentina 2006 Clausura (with Boca Juniors)External links
*es icon [http://www.pochoinsua.com.ar/ Pocho Insua official site]
*es icon [http://federicoinsua.iespana.es/principal.htm Unofficial Independiente fans' site]
*de icon [http://www.borussia.de/ Borussia Mönchengladbach official site]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=941&pn=Federico_Insúa Footbal Database provides Stats and Profile for Federico Insua]
*es icon [http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=6659 Profile and Statistics]References
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