Juan Román Riquelme
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| Full name | Juan Román Riquelme[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Boca Juniors (vice-president) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Boca Juniors | 151 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Barcelona | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | → Villarreal (loan) | 68 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Villarreal | 38 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Boca Juniors | 103 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 420 | (104) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Argentina U20 | 21 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Argentina U23 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2008 | Argentina | 51 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juan Román Riquelme (born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former football player and current vice-president of Boca Juniors.
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Boca Juniors | 1996–97 | Primera División | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | Primera División | 37 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 10 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Primera División | 24 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 7 | |||
| 2000–01 | Primera División | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 41 | 13 | |||
| 2001–02 | Primera División | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 10 | |||
| Total | 151 | 38 | 43 | 6 | 194 | 44 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2002–03 | La Liga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 6 |
| Villarreal (loan) | 2003–04 | La Liga | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 13 |
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 17 | |
| Villarreal | 2005–06 | La Liga | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 14 |
| 2006–07 | La Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 106 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 145 | 45 | ||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2007 | Primera División | 15 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2007–08 | Primera División | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | Primera División | 28 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2009–10 | Primera División | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | Primera División | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Primera División | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 8 | |
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
| Total | 141 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 21 | 194 | 48 | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2013–14 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 443 | 106 | 14 | 7 | 139 | 37 | 596 | 150 | ||
International[change | change source]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 17 | |
International goals
- Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Riquelme goal. Sign ‡ indicates goals scored from a penalty kick.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 April 2003 | June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya |  Libya | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 November 2004 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Venezuela | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 June 2005 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Brazil | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 15 June 2005 | Stadium Cologne, Cologne, Germany |  Tunisia | 1–0 ‡ | 2–1 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 5. | 18 June 2005 | EasyCredit-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany |  Australia | 2–0 ‡ | 4–2 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 6. | 21 June 2005 | EasyCredit-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany |  Germany | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 7. | 9 October 2005 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Peru | 1–0 ‡ | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 16 November 2005 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 2 July 2007 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela |  Colombia | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2007 Copa América |
| 10. | 3–1 | |||||
| 11. | 8 July 2007 | Estadio Metropolitano, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Peru | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Copa América |
| 12. | 4–0 | |||||
| 13. | 11 July 2007 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  Mexico | 3–0 ‡ | 3–0 | 2007 Copa América |
| 14. | 13 October 2007 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 2–0 | |||||
| 16. | 17 November 2007 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Bolivia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17. | 3–0 |
Honours[change | change source]
Player[change | change source]
Boca Juniors[4]
- Argentine Primera División: 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura
- Copa Argentina: 2011–12
- Copa Libertadores: 2000, 2001, 2007
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2008
- Intercontinental Cup: 2000
Villarreal
Argentinos Juniors
Argentina U-20[6]
Argentina U-21
- Summer Olympics: 2008
- Copa América Runner-up: 2007
- FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2005
Vice President[change | change source]
Boca Juniors[4]
- Argentine Primera División: Superliga 2019–20, Liga Profesional 2022
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga: 2020, 2022
- Supercopa Argentina: 2022
Individual[change | change source]
- Toulon Tournament Best Player: 1998[7]
- South American Team of the Year: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011[8]
- Argentine Footballer of the Year: 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011[9]
- Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 2001, 2007[10]
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2001[11]
- La Liga Don Balón Award (Foreign Player of the Year): 2004–05[12]
- Most Artistic Player by Marca: 2005[13]
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Ball: 2005[14]
- FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 2006[15]
- Copa Libertadores Player of the Week: May 8–10 / 2012
- The Best Argentine midfielder by Olé: 2012
- The Best local Argentine player by Olé: 2012
- The Historical Team for Copa Libertadores of all time[16]
- FIFPro World XI Nominee: 2006, 2007[17]
- Ballon d'Or Nominee: 2005, 2007 (14th)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Juan Román Riquelme". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "Juan Riquelme - Argentina". Besoccer. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Juan Román Riquelme at Soccerway
- ↑ "Riquelme's triumphant return". FIFA.com. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Juan RIQUELME". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon – Official Player Awards". 5 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Juan Riquelme -- ex-Argentina, Boca Juniors and Villarreal star -- retires". Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Presentaron el auto que recibirá el mejor jugador de la fin". 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "South American Player of the Year". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Números Uno 2004/05 Don Balón 30.ª Edición (Don Balón, 08/08/2005)". Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Riquelme, premiado: el jugador con más "arte" de la Liga". Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 – Awards". Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "2006 FIFA WORLD CUP in numbers". Retrieved 2 March 2021.[dead link]
- ↑ "Pelé, Riquelme y el XI Ideal histórico de la Copa Libertadores". GOAL.com.
- ↑ "The Players - Players - FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro World Players' Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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