Sergio (Kun) Aguero

Player Information

Full name: Sergio Leonel (Kun) Agüero del Castillo
Date of birth: June 02, 1988
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality: Argentinian
EU passport: No
Height: 172 cms
Weight: 74 kgs

Club: Atlético Madrid
Position: Striker [C]
Squad Number: 10
Contract expires: June 2012
Previous clubs: Independiente > (€20m) Atlético Madrid

International debut: September 2006, v Brazil
International Caps: 3
International Goals: 0
World Cups: none

Awards

FIFA U-20 World Cup (2005, 2007)
Olympic Games (2008)

FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Scorer (2007)
FIFA U-20 World Cup Best Player (2007)

Biography

1988
Born on June 2 in Flores, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province.
2003
July 07: With only 15 years and 35 days Aguero becomes the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division, breaking the record of Diego Maradona.
2004
November 28: Scored his first Argentinian Primera Division goal in the 22nd minute of the Independiente 2-2 draw with Estudiantes.
2005
July: Helped Argentina to win their 5th FIFA World Youth Championship.
2006
May: Signs for Atlético Madrid from Independiente on a six-year contract.
August 20: Received his first senior call-up for the Argentinean national team, as he is selected in coach Alfio Basile's 20-man squad for the friendly against Brazil.
August 27: Made his Liga Primera debut 23 minutes from the end of the Racing Santander 0-1 Atlético Madrid game in El Sardinero.
September 17: Sergio Aguero scored his first Spanish League goal in Atletico's emphatic win at Bilbao.
October 9: Sergio Aguero says he would like to stay at Atlético Madrid for ten years or more before returning to retire in his native Argentina.
October 14: A Sergio Aguero goal, that replays showed should have been ruled out for handball, gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory at home to Recreativo Huelva.
September 3: Made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil played at the Emirates Stadium
2007
July 22: Was the inspiration as Argentina came from behind to win a record sixth FIFA U-20 World Cup at the expense of the Czech Republic. Aguero, who scored Argentina's first goal in the final, won the Golden Boot Award as tournament top scorer with six goals and was voted the Golden Ball as top player. He also became the second player to play on the winning side in two U-20 finals. Portugal's Joao Pinto did it in 1989 and 1991.
2008
August 24: Member of the Argentinian team that won the Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympic Games.