SAVIOLA (Javier Pedro Saviola) - Benfica and Argentina

SAVIOLA

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Full name: Javier Pedro Saviola
Date of birth: December 11, 1981
Birthplace: Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality: Argentinian
2nd nationality: Spanish
EU passport: Yes
Height: 168 cms
Weight: 60 kgs

Club: Benfica
Position: Forward [C]
Squad Number: 30
Contract expires: 30.06.2012
Previous clubs: River Plate > (£15.7m) Barcelona > Monaco (loan) > Sevilla (loan) > Barcelona > (free) Real Madrid > (€5m) Benfica

International debut: August 2000, v Paraguay
International Caps: 40
International Goals: 11
World Cups: Germany 2006

FIFA U-20 World Cup (2001)
Olympic Games (2004)

UEFA Cup (2006)

Argentinian Primera División (Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000)
Spanish La Liga (2008)
Portuguese Liga (2010)

Argentinian Primera División Top Scorer (Apertura 1999)
South American Footballer of the Year (1999)
FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Scorer (2001)
FIFA U-20 World Cup MVP (2001)

Season	Club	Country	Level	GP	GS
2008-09	Real Madrid	ESP	A	8	1
2007-08	Real Madrid	ESP	A	9	3
2006-07	FC Barcelona	ESP	A	18	5
2005-06	Sevilla	ESP	A	29	9
2004-05	Monaco	FRA	A	29	7
2003-04	FC Barcelona	ESP	A	33	14
2002-03	FC Barcelona	ESP	A	36	16
2001-02	FC Barcelona	ESP	A	36	17
2000-01	River Plate	ARG	A	35	20
1999-00	River Plate	ARG	A	31	17
1998-99	River Plate	ARG	A	20	7
Career Totals:				284	116

UEFA Champions League 2006-07

Date	Venue	Match	MP	GF	AS	FC	FS	YC	RC
21/02	Camp Nou, Barcelona	Barcelona 1:2 Liverpool	83	0	0	1	2	0	0
Competition Totals:			83	0	0	1	2	0	0
Competition Average:			83	0	0	1	2	0	0

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards

FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Date	Venue	Match	MP	GF	AS	FC	FS	YC	RC
24/06	Zentralstadion, Leipzig	ARG 2:1 MEX aet	83	0	0	4	1	0	0
16/06	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen	ARG 6:0 SCG	58	0	1	1	1	0	0
10/06	AOL Arena, Hamburg	ARG 2:1 CIV	74	1	0	2	4	1	0
Competition Totals:			215	1	1	7	6	1	0
Competition Average:			71.67	0.33	0.33	2.33	2	0.33	0

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards

FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005

Date	Venue	Match	MP	GF	AS	FC	FS	YC	RC
26/06	AWD-Arena, Hanover	MEX 1:1 ARG aet (5:6 PSO)	89	0	0	7	4	0	1
18/06	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg	AUS 2:4 ARG	72	0	0	4	2	0	0
15/06	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne	ARG 2:1 TUN	65	1	0	1	1	0	0
Competition Totals:			226	1	0	12	7	0	1
Competition Average:			75.33	0.33	0	4	2.33	0	0.33

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards

UEFA Champions League 2004-05

Date	Venue	Match	MP	GF	AS	FC	FS	YC	RC
09/03	Stade Louis II, Monaco	Monaco 0:2 PSV	72	0	0	2	2	0	0
22/02	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven	PSV 1:0 Monaco	90	0	0	1	0	0	0
08/12	Estadio Riazor, A Coruna	Deportivo 0:5 Monaco	70	1	1	1	0	0	0
23/11	Stade Louis II, Monaco	Monaco 1:0 Liverpool	75	1	0	1	1	0	0
03/11	Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens	Olympiacos 1:0 Monaco	90	0	0	4	2	0	0
19/10	Stade Louis II, Monaco	Monaco 2:1 Olympiacos	74	1	0	1	2	0	0
28/09	Stade Louis II, Monaco	Monaco 2:0 Deportivo	90	1	0	3	1	0	0
Competition Totals:			561	4	1	13	8	0	0
Competition Average:			80.14	0.57	0.14	1.86	1.14	0	0

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards

Olympic Games Athens 2004

Date	Venue	Match	MP	GF	AS	FC	FS	YC	RC
17/08	Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens	ARG 1:0 AUS	24	0	0	1	0	0	0
14/08	Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras	ARG 2:0 TUN	34	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/08	Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras	ARG 6:0 SCG	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
Competition Totals:			88	1	0	1	0	0	0
Competition Average:			29.33	0.33	0	0.33	0	0	0

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards

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1981
Born December 11 in Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2001
July: Member of the Argentinean team that won the FIFA World Youth Championship at home soil. He was top scorer and was voted player of the tournament. With 11 goals in seven games, he became the record goal-scorer in World Youth Cup history.
2004
March 4: Was the youngest named on the FIFA 100 list of the 125 greatest living footballers.
August: Member of the Argentinean team that won the Gold Medal at the Athens Olympic Games.
2006
May: Helps Sevilla to win their first European Trophy against Middlesbrough FC at the PSV Stadion in the UEFA Cup final.
June 10: Forward Javier Saviola helped to kick-start Argentina to a fine victory in their opening match of Germany 2006. His 38th minute goal in 2-1 defeat of Cote d'Ivoire, also helped him to earn the Budweiser Man of the Match award.
August 31: Javier Saviola has flatly rejected talk of a move away from Barcelona and said he is ready to fight for a first team place with the Spanish giants. "It's my personal decision and it is purely a sporting one," he said.
2007
May 1: Revealed his hurt after the Catalan club failed to offer him a new contract. Speaking to FIFA's official website, he said: "What hurts is when people go back on their word: it hurts when you're told your contract will be renewed and it doesn't happen. I've got on brilliantly with the fans and my team-mates. If there's something I'll always remember when I leave - if I do finally leave - it is how great the fans have been to me."
July 10: Bernd Schuster confirmed that Real Madrid have completed the signing of Javier Saviola on a free transfer after he was released by FC Barcelona.

Javier Saviola · Argentina

FIFA World Cup™ Germany 2006 player's profile

Buenos Aires native Carlos 'Carlitos' Tevez made a huge impression at his first club Boca Juniors, helping them win the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores in 2003 and becoming a crowd favourite.
This speedy and skilful forward won a gold medal and finished as top scorer at the Olympics Football Tournament in Athens in 2004. He had earlier played at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Tevez was also part of Argentina’s squads for the 2004 CONMEBOL Copa America and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In 2005 he made a surprise move to Brazil’s Corinthians and immediately guided them to a league title. In December 2005 he was named South American Player of the Year for a record third consecutive time.

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FC Barcelona squad for the Spanish La Liga 2006-07

1	Víctor Valdés	16	Sylvinho
2	Juliano Belletti	18	Santiago Ezquerro
3	Thiago Motta	19	Lionel Messi
4	Rafael Márquez	20	Deco
5	Carles Puyol	21	Lilian Thuram
6	Xavi	22	Javier Saviola
7	Eiður Guðjohnsen	23	Oleguer Presas
8	Ludovic Giuly	24	Andrés Iniesta
9	Samuel Eto'o	25	Albert Jorquera
10	Ronaldinho	26	Jesús Olmo
11	Gianluca Zambrotta	28	Ruben
12	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	31	Giovani dos Santos
15	Edmílson	M.	Frank Rijkaard

Argentina squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006

1	Roberto Abbondanzieri	13	Lionel Scaloni
2	Roberto Ayala	14	Rodrigo Palacio
3	Juan Pablo Sorín	15	Gabriel Milito
4	Fabricio Coloccini	16	Pablo Aimar
5	Esteban Cambiasso	17	Leandro Cufré
6	Gabriel Heinze	18	Maxi Rodríguez
7	Javier Saviola	19	Lionel Messi
8	Javier Mascherano	20	Julio Cruz
9	Hernán Crespo	21	Nicolás Burdisso
10	Juan Román Riquelme	22	Lucho González
11	Carlos Tévez	23	Oscar Ustari
12	Leo Franco	M.	José Pekerman


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