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Sports, July 21, 2009

344 argentine footballers playing in Europe

Spain, with 60, leads the list of compatriots competing in First and Second Division. Are the major world figures like Tevez and Messi, but Argentine who are Albania, Luxembourg, Cyprus and Moldova.

Exactly 344. Some have a curriculum more juicy, but all agree in Europe that found a way to develop your career as a footballer. It's Lionel Messi of Barcelona and contained many as the best player in the world, but Damian Lucas Malacarne, recent addition of Dynamo Tirana Albanian. They are the representatives Argentines, to date, which will compete next season in European football.

Spain is the country with their compatriots in plants, taking into account the first and second division. There are young people with little accumulation at the local level, as Lucas and Diego Perotti Trecarichi (Sevil), Sebastian Nayar (Recreativo) and Brian Sarmiento (Xerez). This trend increases in calcium Italian, which made strong names of Matías Miramontes (Ancona), Mariano Donda (Bari), Sergio Almirón (Fiorentina), Jose Castillo (Lecce) and Fernando Tissone (Udinese), among others.

Third on the podium in leagues that Argentine nuclear Greece is located, with 49 representatives. The Asteras Tripoli is the team with more "gauchos": it plays Adrian Bastia, Horacio Cardozo, Israel Damonte, Lucio Filomeno, Mauro Milano, Carlos Massad, and Matias Pavoni Urribarri Bruno, former governor and son of Boca de Entre Rios. Behind the Greek league are located in Switzerland (21), Portugal (19), England (17), France and Romania (15), Cyprus (12), Germany (9), Andorra and Belgium (7), Turkey and Russia (6). With just one Argentine in their ranks include such countries as Albania, Moldova, Bosnia, Luxembourg and Wales.

Moreover, until now, there are four Argentines playing in Europe who were transferred more than $ 30 million. The recent transfer of Carlos Tevez from Manchester United to Manchester City for 41 million was the most resonant. However, Luis González was sold in a similar number of Porto (Portugal) to Olympique Marseille (France): $ 39,200,000. Also spent two strikers that barrier. Diego Milito, a former Genoa, Inter bought it at 34.9 million and Lisandro Lopez, from Porto, Lyon was in 33.6 million dollars.

Source: El Cronista.

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