Pablo Aimar

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Pablo Cesar Aimar
Personal information
Full name Pablo Cesar Aimar
Date of birth November 3, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth    Rio Cuarto, Argentina
Height 170 cm (5'7")
Nickname Payaso (Clown)
Cai
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Real Zaragoza
Number 8
Youth clubs
 ? Club Atlético River Plate
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996-2001
2001-2006
2006-		 Club Atlético River Plate
Valencia CF
Real Zaragoza		 82 (21)
162 (30)
18 (3)   
National team2
1999- Argentina 44 (7)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21. February 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Pablo Cesar Aimar (born November 3, 1979 in Rio Cuarto) is an Argentine football player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Real Zaragoza of the Spanish La Liga.

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Aimar began his ascent to stardom with River Plate, whose first team he joined for the 1997/8 season after rejecting a place at medical school, and with whom he quickly established himself as one of the best young players in Argentina.

Valencia signed Aimar in 2001, at a price of 24 million euros. The purchase proved justified, however, as Aimar helped lead the team to a first-place finish in the 2001-02 Spanish season as well as finishing runners-up in the 2001 UEFA Champions League final, in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich. Aimar also has won the UEFA Cup with Valencia, defeating Olympique Marseille in 2004.

Aimar played for Argentina in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Diego Maradona later said that Aimar was "his legitimate successor as the world's best player" and that he would pay to watch Aimar play (although it is worth noting that Maradona has said that about all players touted as his successor, including Andres D'Alessandro - also with Real Zaragoza - and Lionel Messi).

On 12 April 2006, he was hospitalized after being diagnosed with acute viral meningitis, but made a quick recovery and has returned to play for his team.

On 12 June 2006, it was reported in the British media that Aimar's former coach Rafael Benitez is interested in signing him for Liverpool F.C.. But on July 29 2006, he joined Real Zaragoza in 4 years-deal for €11 million[1], and will receive €1.5 million per year. La Liga and Europe are his objective, again.

On February 12, 2007 he was awarded as the best Ibero-American La Liga player of the 2005/2006 season by news agency EFE [2]

  • He is nicknamed El Payaso ("The Clown"). Other nicknames include El Cai, El Pibe and El Mago.
  • He had the distinction of scoring the last goal of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, during Argentina's 4-1 loss in the final to champions Brazil.

  • Apertura 1996/97
  • Copa Libertadores 1996
  • Clausura 1996/97
  • Supercopa Sudamericana 1997
  • Apertura 1997/98
  • Apertura 1999/00
  • Clausura 1999/00

  1. ^ "ZARAGOZA SEAL AIMAR DEAL", Sky Sports, July 29, 2006. Retrieved on July 29, 2006.
  2. ^ FÚTBOL-TROFEO EFE
    Pablo Aimar fue premiado en España



Flag of Argentina Argentina squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Flag of Argentina

1 Burgos | 2 Ayala | 3 Sorín | 4 Pochettino | 5 Almeyda | 6 Samuel | 7 C. López | 8 Zanetti | 9 Batistuta | 10 Ortega | 11 Verón | 12 Cavallero | 13 Placente | 14 Simeone | 15 Husaín | 16 Aimar | 17 G. López | 18 González | 19 Crespo | 20 Gallardo | 21 Caniggia | 22 Chamot | 23 Bonano | Coach: Bielsa
Flag of Argentina Argentina squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists Flag of Argentina

1 Abbondanzieri | 2 Ayala | 3 Sorín | 4 Coloccini | 5 Cambiasso | 6 Heinze | 7 Saviola | 8 Mascherano | 9 Crespo | 10 Riquelme | 11 Tévez | 12 Franco | 13 Scaloni | 14 Palacio | 15 Milito | 16 Aimar | 17 Cufré | 18 Rodríguez | 19 Messi | 20 Cruz | 21 Burdisso | 22 González | 23 Ustari | Coach: Pekerman
Real Zaragoza - Current Squad

1 César | 2 Diogo | 3 Aranzábal | 4 Cuartero | 5 Oscar | 6 G. Milito | 7 Movilla | 8 Aimar | 9 García | 10 D'Alessandro | 11 Juanfran | 13 Martínez | 14 Gustavo Nery | 15 Lafita | 16 Celades | 17 Éwerthon | 18 Piqué | 19 César | 20 Longás | 21 Zapater | 22 D. Milito | 23 Sergio | 24 Chus | Manager: Fernández
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