- Freddy Guarín
Infobox Football biography
playername = Freddy Guarín
fullname = Freddy Alejandro Guarín Vásquez
height = height|m=1.84
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|6|30|mf=y
cityofbirth =Puerto Boyacá
countryofbirth =Colombia
currentclub =FC Porto
clubnumber = 6
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 2002–2004
youthclubs = Envigado FC
years = 2004–2007 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–
clubs = Envigado FC →Boca Juniors (loan) →AS Saint-Étienne (loan)AS Saint-Étienne FC Porto
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 2 (0) 18 (1) 18 (0) 1 (0)
nationalyears = 2005–2006
2006–
nationalteam = Colombia U-20
Colombia
nationalcaps(goals) = 0
7 (0)
pcupdate = 17:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 02:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)Freddy Alejandro Guarín Vásquez (born
June 30 ,1986 inPuerto Boyacá ) is aColombia n football player forFC Porto in the Portuguese first division. Guarín is a versatile player, comfortable in the center or right side of midfield, and has represented Colombia at all youth levels. Already a regular player for Colombian side Envigado and for the Colombian U20 national team, in 2005, Guarín was taken on loan byClub Atlético Boca Juniors ofArgentina , where he spent the first six months in the youth team, with only two league appearances. Upon completion of his loan, Boca attempted to sign Guarín on a permanent basis, but he instead chose to go on loan atFrance 'sAS Saint-Étienne in August 2006.Guarín debuted for "ASSE" scoring twice, in a friendly against
Spain 'sRCD Espanyol , and gradually fought his way into the starting lineup as the season closed. He made hisLigue 1 debut onOctober 14 ,2006 againstOlympique Lyonnais , and scored is first goal in a 3-1 victory againstTroyes AC .On
24 May 2006 , Guarín made his international debut for Colombia in a pre-World Cup friendly against Ecuador.On
July 10 ,2008 , Guarín penned a four-year deal withPortuguese Liga powerhouseFC Porto , for an undisclosed fee. Portuguese under-21 internationalPaulo Machado went the opposite direction, on loan. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=731867.html Porto pick-up St-Étienne's Guarín] ]References
External links
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7018&pn=Freddy_Alejandro_Guarín_Vasquez FootballDatabase profile and stats]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur25177.html "L'Équipe" profile] fr icon
* [http://www.asse.fr/index.php?page=detail_joueur&id=11&teamId=1 Saint-Étienne profile] fr icon
* [http://www.frenchleague.com/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=113969 Ligue 1 profile] fr icon
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