ARGENTINOS JUNIORS

'Argentinos Juniors' is an Argentine football club, founded in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, on August 15, 1904. The club was originally called The “Martyrs of Chicago”, a homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago^[1]
The club, who are nicknamed ''Bichos Colorados (Red Bugs)'', is one of the most prolific sources of football players in Argentina. Diego Maradona, Fernando Redondo and Juan Román Riquelme being some of the most famous players who began their career at the club. This ability to keep producing world class players has given them the nickname ''El Semillero'', meaning the Nursery or the "Seed Garden".

Contents

Honours

League

Cups

Other achievements

Current Squad

Squad changes for Apertura 2007

Notable former players

References

External links

Honours

League

★ Primera Division Metropolitano 1984

★ Primera Division Nacional 1985

★ Primera B Nacional 1955, 1996-97

★ Primera B (then the Segunda División 1940(not allowed promotion)

Cups

★ Copa Libertadores 1985

★ Interamerican Cup 1986

Other achievements

★ Amateur First Division Runners-up 1926

★ Amateur First Division's Copa Competencia Runners-up 1925

Current Squad

''Correct as of 1 September 2007''

Squad changes for Apertura 2007

'Players in'

★ Roberto Battion MF from Unión de Santa Fe

★ Claudio Cabrera MF from Olimpo

★ Juan Ignacio Cabrera MF from Platense

★ Alejandro Delorte FW from Brescia Calcio

★ Sergio Escudero DF from Club Atlético Independiente

★ Leandro Fleitas DF from Olimpo de Bahía Blanca

★ Emmanuel Gigliotti FW from General Lamadrid

★ Juan Ignacio Mercier MF from Platense

★ Diego Hernan Morales GK from All Boys

★ Gabriel Peñalba MF from Cagliari Calcio

★ Alvaro Pereira MF from Quilmes

★ Daniel Romero MF from Quilmes

★ Juan Alberto Sabia DF from Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy

★ Nicolás Saucedo FW from Indios de Ciudad Juárez
'Players out'

★ Juan Pablo Avendaño MF to Kayserispor

★ Pablo Facundo Bonvín FW to Platense

★ Cristian Bustos MF to Aldosivi

★ Sebastián Carrera MF to Arsenal de Sarandí

★ Gonzalo Choy González MF to Morelia

★ Matías Jesús Córdoba MF to Tigre

★ Leandro Desábato DF to Estudiantes

★ Leandro Martínez FW to All Boys

★ Leonel Núñez FW to Olympiakos

★ Facundo Pérez Castro MF to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy

★ Marcelo Pontiroli GK to Quilmes

★ Marcelo Sarmiento MF to Apollonas Larissas

Notable former players

:''see also ''

★ Roberto Acuña (1993-1994) ★ Julio Arca (1998-2000) ★ Sergio Batista (1981-1988, 1991) ★ Claudio Borghi (1981-1987) ★ Fernando Gabriel Cáceres(1988~1992, 2006) ★ Diego Cagna (1988-1992) ★ Esteban Cambiasso (1995-1996) ★ Silvio Carrario (2005) ★ Fabricio Coloccini (youth prior to 1998) ★ Oscar Dertycia (1988-1989) ★ Adrián Domenech (1980s) ★ Ubaldo Fillol (1983) ★ Leonel Gancedo (1990~1996) ★ Iván Kaviedes (2005-2006) ★ Juan José López (1984~1986) ★ Néstor Lorenzo (1980s) ★ Diego Maradona (1976-1981)

★ Faryd Mondragon (1993-1994) ★ Carlos Manuel Morete (1984-1986) ★ Julio Olarticoechea (1987-1988) ★ Jorge Olguín (1983-1988) ★ Pedro Pasculli (1980-1985) ★ José Pekerman (1970-1974) ★ Leonardo Pisculichi (2002-2005) ★ Diego Placente (1995-1997) ★ Jorge Quinteros (1993-1997, 1998-1999, 2003-2004, 2006) ★ Fernando Redondo(1985-1990) ★ Juan Román Riquelme (youth prior to 1995) ★ Rolando Schiavi (1996-2001) ★ Juan Pablo Sorín(1994-1995) ★ Enrique Vidallé (1984~1987) ★ Armando Dely Valdés (1983-?) ★ Fernando Zagharian (1998-2002) ★ Pablo De Muner (2000-2007)

References

1. Argentina’s soccer passion

External links

★ Official Site

★ Argentinos Pasión

★ LaPaternaaaj

★ Bicho capo

★ Pasión Paternal

★ El Paternalense