Claudio Bieler

Claudio Bieler

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Daniel Bieler
Date of birth	March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Colón	12	(0)
2006–2007	Atlético Rafaela	36	(16)
2007–2008	Colo-Colo	15	(3)
2008–2009	LDU Quito	63	(35)
2010–	Racing	36	(8)
2011	→ Newell's Old Boys (loan)	13	(3)
2011–	→ LDU Quito (loan)	7	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:56, 16 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Claudio Daniel Bieler (born March 1, 1984 in Vera, Santa Fe) is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.

Career

In 2005 Bieler made his professional debut with Primera División Argentina squad Colón de Santa Fe. The following year he was loaned to Primera B Nacional Argentina squad Atlético Rafaela, where he led the league with sixteen goals. In 2007, he caught the eye of fellow Argentine Claudio Borghi who signed him to Colo-Colo. Bieler attained the 2007 Clausura championship in Chile with Colo Colo. Following his stay at Colo-Colo, Bieler was transferred to LDU Quito.

At LDU Quito, he built a reputation as a very capable striker. He was an integral part of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores (where he had a goal wrongfully disallowed for offsides in the final game) and the squad that was the runner-up of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He was the team's top-scorer in 2008 with 17 goals, and was the Ecuadorian Serie A's top-scorer in 2009 with 22 goals. He provided the winning goal in Liga's win in the first leg of the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana and scored one of three goals in the second leg at home. In the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, he was the tournament's top-scorer with eight goals, including two hat-tricks against Argentine team Lanús and Uruguayan team River Plate.

On January 6, 2010 Racing Club de Avellaneda signed the striker to a three-and-a half year contract with 50% of the Bieler sporting rights.^[1]

International career

Due to his performance playing for LDU Quito, elements of the Ecuadorian press has suggested that Bieler should play for the Ecuadorian national team. When asked to comment on the remarks, he has publicly stated that he would change nationalities to play for Ecuador.^[2][3] However, on February 4, 2010 he was called up by Argentine manager Diego Maradona,^[4] but ended up not playing because of a suspected injury.^[5] In May 2010, Bieler returned to Ecuador to undergo the naturalization process, which would leave him to be eligible for the Ecuadorian national team.^[6]

Titles

Colo-Colo

• Primera División: 2007 Clausura

LDU Quito

• Copa Libertadores: 2008
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2009
• Copa Sudamericana: 2009

References

1. ^ http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/11705
2. ^ http://ww1.elcomercio.com/solo_texto_search.asp?id_noticia=191418&anio=2009&mes=8&dia=10
3. ^ http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/10/21/1/1372/claudio-bieler-le-gustaria-nacionalizarse-ecuatoriano.html?p=1371&m=100
4. ^ http://ww1.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=333156&id_seccion=9
5. ^ "Dudas por Bieler [Doubts about Bieler]" (in Spanish). website. futbolecuador.com. February 20, 2010. http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/12364. Retrieved May 18, 2010. 
6. ^ "El Taca será ecuatoriano [El Taca will be an Ecuadorian]" (in Spanish). website. futbolecuador.com. May 17, 2010. http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/14073. Retrieved May 18, 2010. 

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
• Club career at BDFA (Spanish)
• Claudio Bieler playing stats at ESPN Soccernet

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Name	Bieler, Claudio
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Date of birth	March 1, 1984
Place of birth	Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina
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