Facundo Sava

Football player infobox
playername = Facundo Sava


fullname = Facundo Sava
height = height|m=1.84
nickname = Savanator
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|3|7
cityofbirth = Ituzaingó
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Arsenal de Sarandí
clubnumber = 11
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1993–1996
1996–1997
1997–2002
2002–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Ferro Carril Oeste
Boca Juniors
Gimnasia (LP)
Fulham
Celta Vigo
Lorca
Racing Club
Arsenal de Sarandí
caps(goals) = 090 0(7)
007 0(0)
163 (66)
027 0(6)
026 0(3)
038 0(7)
060 (28)
0|006 0(3)

pcupdate = 20 September 2008

Facundo Sava (born 7 March 1974 in Ituzaingó) is an Argentine professional football player who currently plays as a striker. He is perhaps best known for his unique goal celebration where he donned a mask which was stored in one of his socks. [ [http://football.guardian.co.uk/UEFA_Cup/Story/0,,848552,00.html The Guardian] ] He is also eligible to play for the Palestine national football teamFact|date=July 2007.

He started his career at Ferro Carril Oeste before earning a move to Boca Juniors in 1996. It wasn't long after his move to Boca, that he was sold on to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. In 2002, Sava was sold to Fulham for £2 million; from there, he enjoyed a loan spell to Celta Vigo. After a permanent move to Celta Vigo, he helped them secure promotion to the Spanish First Division. He then moved to another Spanish second division team; Lorca Deportiva, but returned to Argentina in the middle of 2006 to play for Racing Club de Avellaneda.

In 2008 he joined Arsenal de Sarandí.

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External links

*es [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=10421&SEOFutbolista=Sava+Facundo Argentine Primera statistics]
* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=60&CPID=137&pStr=Player&PLID=54915&TEID=3374 Guardian statistics]