Sergio Bernardo Almirón

.Infobox Football biography


playername = Sergio Almirón
fullname = Sergio Bernardo Almirón
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|11|7
cityofbirth = Rosario
countryofbirth = Argentina
height = Height|m=1.80
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Fiorentina
clubnumber = 30
youthyears =
youthclubs = Newell's Old Boys
years = 1998–2001 2001–2004 2003–2004 2004–2007 2007- 2008 2008–
clubs = Newell's Old Boys Udinese → Verona (loan) Empoli F.C. Juventus → Monaco (loan) → Fiorentina (loan)
caps(goals) = 15 0(1) 12 0(0) 16 0(1) 95 (18) 10 0(0) 11 0(2)
04 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 31 July 2008
ntupdate =

Sergio Bernardo Almirón (born November 7, 1980 in Rosario) is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for Fiorentina on loan from Juventus. He is a central midfielder known for his passing and powerful shot.

Football career

Son of Sergio Omar Almirón, he started his career at Newell's Old Boys. He was signed by Udinese in 2001.

He then loaned to Verona in 2003. In summer 2004, Empoli bought 50% of player rights, [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=220996.html|title=Udinese sign Empoli trio|date=31 August, 2004|work=UEFA.com] and finally bought all from Udinese in June, 2006.

He was transferred to Juventus F.C in June 2007 for €9 million. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=554113.html|title=Tiago and Almirón join Juve|date=22 June, 2007|work=UEFA.com]

He was on loan at AS Monaco FC from January 2008 to July 2008.

He is set to be on loan at Seria A side ACF Fiorentina for one season starting in the fall of 2008, with an option to buy at the end of the year with the club. [cite web|url=http://www.sportsya.com/english/soccer/italian_serie_a_2008-2009/home/news.php/Italian_Serie_A__Sergio_Almiron_joined_ACF_Fiorentina_for_one_season_on_loan.html?id_estruc=409&id=184188|title=Almiron joins Fiorentina on loan|accessdate=2008-08-09|publisher=SportsYa|date=09 August, 2008|work=SportsYa.com]

References

External links

* [http://footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=8079&pn=Sergio_Bernardo_Almirón Sergio Almirón Profile & Stats] at FootballDatabase