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Juan Roman Riquelme

He is an incredible attacking midfielder. He has great skills, also playing for Argentinian national team.

Juan Román Riquelme (born June 24, 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder, contracted to Spanish club Villarreal CF, but on loan to Buenos Aires-based Boca Juniors. Riquelme is currently part of the Argentina national football team, which is participating in the 2007 Copa América.
Riquelme was born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, into a family of ten in strict poverty, and grew up in Don Torcuato. Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate spotted him when he was a youth player for Argentinos Juniors. He chose to move to Boca in 1995 as he had grown up supporting them. The club paid US $800,000 for his signature. A year later, on November 10, 1996, Riquelme played his first professional match (Boca Juniors 2 - 0 Unión de Santa Fe) and two weeks later he scored his first senior goal (Boca Juniors 6 - 0 Huracán).
During the 2006 World Cup Riquelme was an integral part of the Argentina side which notably dispatched Serbia and Montenegro six-nil. They entered the second round in top form. However, they were defeated in the quarter-final by Germany on penalties, after a 1-1 draw after extra-time. Germany equalised moments after Riquelme was substituted off the pitch. Riquelme had delivered the corner from which Roberto Ayala scored Argentina's goal.
Following the loss of Argentina and Pekerman's resignation as head coach, Riquelme was tipped by many to take over the reins of skipper for the Albicelestes in place of the outgoing Sorín. However, after captaining the team for the first friendly match under new coach Alfio Basile, he announced on September 13, 2006 his decision to retire from the "Selección". Even though praised by some, he claimed that the frequent critics from sectors of the press and public have negatively affected his mother's health, who was hospitalized twice in two months after the 2006 World Cup.
At this point, Riquelme had played 37 matches for Argentina, scoring 8 goals. He also won the South American Youth Championship, and the Football World Youth Championship, both in 1997 with coach José Pekerman.
On June 26, 2007, Riquelme was recalled to the national team by coach Alfio Basile as part of the 23-man squad to represent Argentina in the 2007 Copa América. Riquelme illustrated his array of skills by scoring two goals – a header and a free kick – against Colombia in the second match of the Copa's group stage. In the quarter-finals against Peru, Riquelme scored two of Argentina's four goals and assisted Lionel Messi for another goal to lead Argentina into the semifinals with a 4-0 win. He scored his 5th goal in a penalty during the semifinal clash against Mexico, completing Argentina's 3-0 win.

Villareal
24 June 1978
Source: Wikipedia