Oscar Ahumada

Oscar Ahumada

Personal information
Full name	Oscar Adrián Ahumada
Date of birth	31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) (age 29)
Place of birth	Zárate, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rostov
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	River Plate	15	(0)
2004	VfL Wolfsburg	4	(0)
2005–2010	River Plate	100	(0)
2010–2011	Veracruz	10	(1)
2011–	Rostov	2	(0)
National team‡
2000–2001	Argentina U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:44, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:10, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Oscar Adrián Ahumada (born 31 August 1982 in Zárate, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for the Russian Premier League club Rostov^[1].

Club career

Ahumada made his professional debut with Club Atlético River Plate on 24 November 2002, in a 2–1 victory against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca. He played a small part in helping River to the Clausura 2003 and 2004 championships before moving to Germany in 2004 for a short spell with VfL Wolfsburg, where he joined compatriots Facundo Quiroga, Andrés D'Alessandro, Juan Carlos Menseguez and Diego Klimowicz.

However, in January 2005, Ahumada returned to River. In May 2008, he got involved in a dispute with River Plate supporters,^[2] after stating that "we lost because of the lack of support from our fans, they are not like the Boca fans." This altercation began after the elimination at the hands of fellow league side San Lorenzo de Almagro in the 2008 Libertadores Cup round of 16. Outraged River Plate fans wanted him to be sacked from the team, while club coach Diego Simeone warned Ahumada, but stated he would continue to include the player on the team. During the whole crisis after the Libertadores elimination, River Plate still had strong chances of winning the Clausura, and battled head-to-head with Estudiantes de La Plata and eventually won, with Ahumada playing a key role along with Ariel Ortega, Juan Pablo Carrizo and young prospect Diego Buonanotte.

International career

Ahumada was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil.

Titles

Season	Club	Title
2001	Argentina Under-20	FIFA World Youth Championship
Clausura 2003	River Plate	Argentine Primera
Clausura 2004	River Plate	Argentine Primera
Clausura 2008	River Plate	Argentine Primera

References

1. ^ FC Rostov oficial cite
2. ^ Pablo Chiapetta (14 May 2008). ""Estoy cansado de callarme cosas" ("I am tired of keeping things to myself")" (in Spanish). Diario Olé. http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2008/05/15/futbollocal/01672349.html. Retrieved 10 January 2010. 

External links

• Oscar Ahumada – FIFA competition record
• Guardian statistics
• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• River Plate profile (Spanish)
• Oscar Ahumada at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Ahumada, Oscar
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Date of birth	31 August 1982
Place of birth	Zárate, Argentina
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