Profile Football Stars: Mar 16, 2012

Friday, March 16, 2012

Éric Abidal

Profile Football Stars | Éric Abidal | Abidal was Trained at Lyon-Duchère, a team playing in the suburbs of Lyon. In the Lyon defense, he played alongside other French internationals (Grégory Coupet, François Clerc, and Anthony Réveillère) and two Brazilian internationals (Cris and Caçapa). On 17 January 2007, Abidal scored the first goal of his career in a 1-0 victory over Le Mans Lyon on a 2006-07 Coupe de la Ligue semi-final match. Barca president Joan Laporta also Mentioned That Abidal's contract would contain a € 90 million release clause, and that 'Lyon would receive an extra € 500,000 if Barcelona win the Champions League in any of the next four seasons.

On 5 January 2011, Abidal scored his first goal with Barcelona at the San Mames Stadium in a Copa del Rey match against Athletic Bilbao. On 16 January 2012, Abidal signed a renewed contract keeping him at the Camp Nou until 30 June 2013. He scored his second goal with Barcelona and the winning goal in a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final match.

Abidal has earned 60 caps with the French national team, having earned his debut cap on 18 August 2004. Despite Numerous injuries and disagreements with FIFA in the past few seasons, Abidal played on the French team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting at left back and playing every minute of the tournament with the exception of France's match against Togo, from the which he was suspended after earning two yellow cards over the previous two games. Mikael Silvestre filled Abidal's left back slot for that game. When France and Italy were forced into a penalty shootout in the finals, he was placed third in France's five shooters and scored, but since it was a penalty shootout, it is not recognised as a goal, and Abidal has yet to score for France properly .

On 15 March 2011, Barcelona Announced That Abidal was diagnosed with a tumor on his liver. In response to the announcement, players and fans from all alike over the world dedicated well wishes for the ill player on multiple social networking sites and sports websites. During Barcelona's match against Getafe CF on 19 March, the fans at the stadium clapped for the entire 22nd minute, the which is Abidal's shirt number for Barcelona, as a respectful moment for him. On 28 May 2011, Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 to win the Champions League Final. Abidal played the whole game. On 15 March 2012, it was Announced That Abidal would have to undergo a liver transplant Because of his previous liver problems.

Personal information
Full name Éric Abidal Sylvain
Date of birth 11 September 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 22

Youth career
1999-2000 Lyon Duchère

Senior career
years Team
2000-2002 Monaco 25 (0)
2002-2004 Lille 60 (0)
2004-2007 Lyon 76 (0)
2007-Barcelona 120 (0)

National team
2004-France 61 (0)

Honours

Club

Lyon
     Ligue 1: 3
         2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
     Trophée des Champions: 3
         2005, 2006, 2007

International
     France
         FIFA World Cup:
             Runner-up: 2006

Barcelona
     La Liga: 3
         2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey: 1
         2008-09
     Supercopa de España: 3
         2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League: 2
         2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup: 2
         2009, 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup: 2
         2009, 2011

Individual
     UEFA Team of the Year: 1
         2007
     LFP Defender of the Year Awards: 1
         2011

Sergio Busquets

Profile Football Stars | Sergio Busquets | Busquets was born in Badia del Valles, Barcelona, Catalonia. In 2005, he joined FC Barcelona's local youth ranks, scoring seven goals in 26 matches for the Juvenil A team in his second season. In That same season, Busquets would the make his first team debut, in a Catalonia Cup match, coming on as a substitute. On 13 September 2008, Busquets played his first La Liga match, 90 minutes in a 1-1 home draw against Racing de Santander. During Barcelona's UEFA Champions League match against FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park on 22 October 2008, he scored the second goal in the 15th minute in a 5-0 group stage win. On 22 December, Busquets signed a contract extension until 2013, with a buy-out clause of € 80 million.

Busquets' fine form continued in the 2009-10 season, with Guardiola preferring him to Barcelona's Yaya Toure as holding midfielder. Ironically, the incident involved Busquets and Thiago Motta, another graduate of Barcelona's famous La Masia academy. Motta had spent five years in Barcelona's first team Between 2002 and 2007 and, coincidentally, had been playing for the Catalans in the same role as holding midfielder Busquets. Busquets was again ever-diving for Barcelona in 2010-11, even playing as a central defender on occasion. On 8 March, playing at center back, he scored an own goal from a corner kick against Arsenal, in the season's Champions League round of 16, leveling the score at 1-1. Barcelona eventually won the game 3-1 (and 4-3 on aggregate).

On 11 October 2008, Busquets earned his first cap for Spain's under-21, in their 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-offs first leg match, against Switzerland. He scored in the 17th minute but Spain lost the match 2-1, eventually emerging victorious 4-3 on aggregate. Busquets finally made his debut for La Furia Roja on 1 April 2009, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey , playing 16 minutes in a 2-1 win in Istanbul, after Replacing David Silva.

Personal information
Full name Sergio Busquets Burgos
Date of birth 16 July 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Badia del Valles, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 16

Youth career
CD Badia
Barbera Andalucía
Lleida 1999-2003
2003-2005 Unio Jabac
Barcelona 2005-2007

Senior career
years Team
2006 Barcelona C 1 (0)
2007-2008 Barcelona B 32 (1)
2008-Barcelona 106 (2)

National team
2008-2009 Spain U21 3 (1)
2008-Spain 38 (0)
2008-Catalonia 4 (0)

Honours

Barcelona
     La Liga (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey (1): 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (2): 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011

Spain
     FIFA World Cup: 2010
     FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009

Individual
     La Liga's Breakthrough Player: 2009
     Bravo Award: 2009

Decorations
     Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010
     Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011

Seydou Keita

Profile Football Stars | Seydou Keita | Keita made his Ligue 1 debut for L'OM on 19 September 1999 in a 1-0 home win against Troyes AC, adding three games in the season's UEFA Champions League. Keita signed for FC Lorient in Ligue 2, being instrumental (37 games, one goal) as the club Promoted to the top level in 2001. Born in Bamako, Mali, Keita finished his football formation in France with Olympique de Marseille, joining the club at the age of 17. In 2002, Keita joined fellow league side RC Lens, eventually Becoming team captain, and scoring a career-best 11 goals in the 2006-07 season - his fifth and last - Helping Les Sang et Or to the fifth position in the league and the last-16 in the UEFA Cup.

On 11 July 2007, Keita signed for Sevilla FC in Spain, for four years. He Appeared in both legs of the season's Supercopa de España, a 6-3 aggregate win against Real Madrid. Keita was an automatic first-choice for the Andalusians during the 2007-08 season, Helping the team to the fifth position in the league. On 3 November 2007, he scored from long-distance in a 2-0 home win against Real Madrid also, and added three in nine games in the Champions League - Including one against Arsenal in a 3-1 group stage home success , the which was the Gunners' first loss of the campaign.

Keita made his official debut for Barcelona in a Champions League qualifier against Poland's Wisła Kraków on 13 August 2008, a 4-0 home win. Keita scored his first goal for Barcelona on 16 November 2008, in a 2-0 win at Recreativo de Huelva. On 25 October 2009, Keita scored his first career hat-trick, in a 6-1 home win against Real Zaragoza, and Contributed with 29 games - 23 starts as Barcelona renewed its domestic supremacy. In the 2010-11 season, he made more appearances than any other outfield player and, on 31 August, aged 31, signed a contract extension That would link him to the club until 2014. Keita made his debut for Mali in 2000, aged 20.

Personal information
Full name Seydou Keita
Date of birth 16 January 1980 (age 32)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 15

Youth career
Salif Keita Centre 1995-1997
Marseille 1997-1999

Senior careeryears Team
Marseille 1999-2000 6 (0)
2000-2002 Lorient 58 (1)
Lens 2002-2007 156 (19)
Sevilla 2007-2008 31 (4)
2008 - Barcelona 110 (14)

National team
2001 - Mali 70 (19)

Club

Lorient
     Coupe de France: 2001-02

Sevilla
     Supercopa de España: 2007
     UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2007

Barcelona
     La Liga: 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey: 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League: 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011

Country
     FIFA U-20 World Cup: Third-place 1999
     Africa Cup of Nations: Third-place 2012

Individual
     FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1999 Golden Ball

Adriano Correia

Profile Football Stars | Adriano Correia | Adriano struggled with some injuries during the 2009-10 season, but still Contributed with 27 games (no goals) as Sevilla finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League. Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Adriano started professionally for his hometown club, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, making his first team debuts at not yet 18. In January 2005, he joined Sevilla FC in a four 1/2-year deal, his La Liga debut arriving on the 29th, a 0-4 home loss against eventual champions FC Barcelona. In the following seasons, Adriano continued to feature in Several positions for Sevilla with equal success, as it won back-to-back UEFA Cups, with the player contributing with 25 matches and four goals in both editions combined.

Adriano spent the vast majority of the his first season with Barça as a substitute. On 2 February 2011, in a rare start, he scored his first goal for the Catalans, netting in a 3-0 semifinal win at UD Almería for the season's Copa del Rey (8-0 on aggregate). In 2011 - 12, Adriano was again mostly a reserve for the Josep Guardiola-led side. Shortly after the U-20s Helping win the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Adriano made his full squad debuts in That year also.

Personal information
Full name Claro Adriano Correia
Date of birth 26 October 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Full back / Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 21

Youth career
Coritiba

Senior career
years Team
Coritiba 2002-2004 81 (2)
Sevilla 2005-2010 157 (11)
2010-Barcelona 30 (1)

National team
2003 Brazil U20
2003-Brazil 13 (0)

Honours

Club
Coritiba
     Campeonato Paranaense: 2003, 2004

Sevilla
     UEFA Cup: 2005-06, 2006-07
     UEFA Super Cup: 2006: Runner-up 2007
     Copa del Rey: 2006-07, 2009-10
     Supercopa de España: 2007

Barcelona
     UEFA Champions League: 2010-11
     FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
     La Liga: 2010-11
     Supercopa de España: 2010, 2011
     UEFA Super Cup: 2011
     Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2010-11

Country
     FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003
     Copa América: 2004

Keirrison

Profile Football Stars | Keirrison | Keirrison Became a regular in Coritiba's playing squad in 2007, Helping the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and being Promoted to the Following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was the club's top goal scorer in That competition, with 12 goals. He was the top goal scorer of the Campeonato Paranaense in 2008, with 18 goals. He played his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on 11 May 2008, when his club beat Palmeiras 2-0, but That he got injured in the game. Keirrison joined Palmeiras in January 2009. Keirrison made his debut for Palmeiras on 24 January 2009 against Mogi Mirim, scoring twice in the 3-0 win. On 26 June, it said on the Official Website That Palmeiras FC Barcelona had made a proposed offer for the striker. Due to this Keirrison would not be taking part in next Palmeiras game

On July 23, 2009, FC Barcelona on their website Announced That They had Agreed to terms with Brazilian club Palmeiras to bring Keirrison to the Camp Nou. Keirrison signed on a five-year contract. On arrival at the Spanish club Keirrison expressed his adulation he has for his new club and was quoted as saying in Barcelona's official website "I hope to break into Pep Guardiola's side, and join many other who famous Brazilians have played here "and he also said" I always Followed Barcelona and the Brazilian players here played WHO. Many teams throughout Europe were linked with Keirrison after They heard of Barcelona's plans of loaning the Brazilian out to get used to European football.

Keirrison scored his first goal for Benfica in a friendly against Celtic. With the Abundance of strikers in form at Benfica Keirrison had found it hard to find a place in the first team. While in Portugal, Keirrison started one game for Benfica and played a total of just 199 minutes. On January 31, 2010 Italian side Fiorentina Announced on their website That They had come to terms with FC Barcelona to take the Brazilian on loan for 1 ½ seasons.

Personal information
Full name Keirrison de Souza Carneiro
Date of birth 3 December 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Dourados, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Cruzeiro
Number 11

Youth career
2002-2005 CENE
Coritiba 2005-2006

Senior career
years Team
Coritiba 2006-2009 63 (33)
Palmeiras 2009 7 (5)
2009-Barcelona 0 (0)
2009-2010 Benfica (loan) 5 (0)
2010 Fiorentina (loan) 10 (3)
2010-2011 Santos (loan) 13 (4)
2011-Cruzeiro (loan) 8 (1)

Honours

Club
Coritiba
     Brazilian League Série B: 2007
     Paraná State League: 2008

Benfica
     Portuguese League: 2009/2010

Brazil Santos
     Campeonato Paulista: 2011
     Copa Libertadores: 2011

Individual
     Brazilian League Série A top scorer: 2008 (21 goals) (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Striker: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Player: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Golden Shoe: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Trófeu Mesa Redonda: 2008 (Coritiba)
     2008-Golden Shoe (Placar Magazine) - Campeonato Brasileiro 2008 Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Best Newcomer (Coritiba)
     Arthur Friedenreich Award (for being Brazil's season top scorer): 2008 (41 goals) (Coritiba)

Fernando Llorente Torres

Profile Football Stars | Fernando Llorente Torres | Llorente scored 12 goals in 33 appearances for Baskonia, paving way for his promotion to Athletic Bilbao, Athletic's reserve team, then in the Segunda División B. Fernando Llorente Torres, nicknamed El Rey Leon (The Lion King in Spanish), is a Spanish footballer plays for Athletic Bilbao who and the Spanish national team, as a striker. A Spanish international since late 2008, he helped the national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

After featuring in 16 games and scoring four goals for the Athletic Bilbao in the first half of season, Llorente was awarded with a contract extension until June 2008. Three days later, in a Copa del Rey match with UD Lanzarote, he scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 victory, and would go on to feature in all but five of the 19 remaining league games while scoring three goals, and also featuring in four domestic cup matches and the UEFA Cup round-of-32 game against FK Austria Wien.

On 28 August 2010, Llorente scored the first goal of 2010-11, in a 1-0 win at Hercules CF. His form continued in the next ten league fixtures, as he found the net seven times, eventually finishing the season with 18 goals (19 overall), as Athletic qualified to the Europa League.In January / February 2012, in two away games separated by only four days, Llorente scored five goals: he started with a hat-trick in a 3-2 win against Rayo Vallecano, adding two in Athletic's win over CD Mirandés for the Spanish Cup semifinals (2-1).

Llorente represented Spain at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. On 14 November 2008, senior national team manager Vicente del Bosque called Llorente for a friendly against Chile. After scoring 14 goals for Athletic in 2008-09, del Bosque named Llorente in his 23-man squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He CAME from the bench against hosts South Africa, and scored in a 2-0 victory. Additionally, Llorente was called several times by the Basque Country national football team. He scored one goal for the tricolor in a match against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, in 2006.

Personal information
Full name Fernando Llorente Torres
Date of birth 26 February 1985 (age 27)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Athletic Bilbao
Number 9

Youth career
Funes FC 1994-1995
1995-1996 River Ebro
1996-2003 Athletic Bilbao

Senior career
years Team
Baskonia 2003-2004 33 (12)
Athletic Bilbao 2004-2005 16 (4)
2005-Athletic Bilbao 227 (78)

National team
2003 Spain U17 3 (2)
2005 Spain U20 4 (5)
2005-2006 Spain U21 9 (5)
2008-Spain 20 (7)

Honours
Club
     Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2008-09
     Spanish Supercup: Runner-up 2009

Country
     FIFA World Cup: 2010
     FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009
     UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup: 2003

Individual
     FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005 Silver Boot

Fredy Guarín

Profile Football Stars | Fredy Guarín | A versatile player, he is comfortable in the central or right side of midfield. Upon completion of his loan, the Buenos Aires-based club Attempted to sign him on a permanent basis, but instead he chose to go on loan at France's AS Saint-Étienne, in August 2006. Fredy Alejandro Guarín Vásquez, is a Colombian footballer plays for FC whoInternazionale Milano on loan from F.C. Porto in Portugal. Made his debuts for Guarín Asse scoring twice in a friendly against Spain's RCD Espanyol, and gradually Fought his way into the starting lineup as the season closed.

On 10 July 2008, the Guarín penned a four-year deal with Portuguese League powerhouse FC Porto, for an undisclosed fee. Portuguese under-21 international Paulo Machado went the opposite direction, on loan. In 2010-11, even after the departure of Raul Meireles to Liverpool, Guarín initially struggled to make-Porto's starting XI.

On 31 January 2012, joined Guarín F.C. Internazionale Milano for € 1.5 Million, on loan, with the player Replacing FC Paris Saint-Germain-bound Thiago Motta. On 24 May 2006, made his international debut Guarín for Colombia in a pre-World Cup friendly against Ecuador. He represented the nation at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2011 Copa América.

Personal information
Full name Fredy Vásquez Alejandro Guarín
Date of birth June 30, 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Puerto Boyacá, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1/2 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Internazionale (on loan from Porto)
Number 14

Youth career
2002-2004 Envigado

Senior career
years Team
2004-2007 Envigado 38 (4)
Boca Juniors 2005-2006 (loan) 2 (0)
2006-2007 Saint-Étienne (loan) 18 (1)
2007-2008 Saint-Étienne 18 (0)
2008 - Porto 63 (11)
2012 - Internazionale (loan) 0 (0)

National team
2006 - Colombia 36 (2)

Honours

Club
     Porto
         Primeira Liga: 2008-09, 2010-11
         Taça de Portugal: 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
         Supertaça Candido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011
         UEFA Europa League: 2010-11
         UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2011
         Taça da League: Runner-up 2009-10

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