Juan Pablo Sorín

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Sorín


fullname = Juan Pablo Sorín
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|5|5
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
height = height|meters=1.73
currentclub = Cruzeiro
clubnumber =
position = Left Wingback
youthyears = 1992–1994
youthclubs = Argentinos Juniors
years = 1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–2000
2000–2001
2002 2003
2003–2004
2004
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008-
clubs = Argentinos Juniors
Juventus
River Plate
Cruzeiro
Lazio
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
Cruzeiro
Villarreal
Hamburger SV
Cruzeiro
caps(goals) = 20 0(1)
02 0(0)
78 (11)
29 0(3)
06 0(0)
15 0(1)
21 0(1)
06 0(0)
41 0(7)
24 0(4)
00 0(0)
nationalyears = 1995–2006
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 76 (12)
pcupdate = 23:45, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23:45, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Juan Pablo Sorín (born May 5, 1976 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine footballer playing for the Brazilian club Cruzeiro. He is a much-travelled player, having spent time in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. He was captain of the Argentine team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

He is a versatile left wing-back who can play anywhere on the left wing. He has an eccentric style of play and, despite being played in defensive roles, is often found up front attacking, using his technical and heading skill to great effect.

Biography

"Juampi", as he is known in Argentina, began his career playing in the lower-reaches of the Argentine league for Argentinos Juniors, a Buenos Aires football club. He broke into the first team in 1994 and in 1995–96 after he captained the Argentina Under-20 Side who won the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship played in Qatar he was bought by Juventus of Italy but he did not fit in an already established first team so soon returned to Argentina.

In the second half of 1996, Sorín played for River Plate, and revived his career, winning three Torneos Apertura championships (1996, 1997 and 1999), one Clausura championship (1997), one Copa Libertadores de América in 1996 and a Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997.

In 2000, he was transferred to Cruzeiro of Brazil. He played for two and a half seasons, winning the Copa do Brasil and becoming one of the most cherished players by the fans up to this day.

After an injury filled season and a half at Lazio in Italy, Sorin was acquired by FC Barcelona. He made his Spanish League debut on February 9, 2003. The match was between FC Barcelona and Athletic and ended 2-2.

After a successful half a season he left the Nou Camp in the summer of 2003 and moved to France to play for Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the Coupe de France.

In 2004, he returned to Cruzeiro but was later transferred to Villarreal of Spain. Sorín enjoyed a good deal of success with Villarreal, helping them reach the semi-finals of the Champions League where they were beaten by Arsenal.

Sorín was reportedly the subject of interest from Premiership sides Portsmouth, Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United during the summer of 2006, but ended up signing for Hamburger SV. [cite news
url = http://home.skysports.com/transferarticle.aspx?hlid=413231
title = Germans snap up Sorin
publisher = Sky Sports
date = 2006-08-30
accessdate = 2006-08-31] After two years with the German club and only 24 appearances because of injury, Sorín left when his contract expired on July 15, 2008. [cite news
url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11896_3821506,00.html
title = Sorin leaves Hamburg
publisher = Sky Sports
date = 2008-07-15
accessdate = 2008-07-15] On August 29, 2008, Sorín returned again to Cruzeiro. He will play for the club during the rest of the 2008 season, with the option to renew for two more years. [cite news
url = http://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/not_esp233088,0.htm
title = Cruzeiro acerta retorno do argentino Sorín
publisher = Estadão
date = 2008-08-29
accessdate = 2008-08-29
language = Portuguese]

Sorín has written a book called "Grandes Chicos" to raise funds for the building of a school and a children's hospital in Argentina. [cite news
url = http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=soccer&ID=77
title = Jews In Sports: Sorin, Juan Pablo
publisher = Jews In Sports]

World Cups

Sorín was part of the Argentine squad in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan. The team played three matches against Nigeria, England and Sweden. However the team failed badly, losing to England and failing to reach the second round of the tournament.

The Argentine squad has since been rebuilt by José Pekerman and Sorín was made captain of his country for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Sorín played an important role in the World Cup for Argentina as an effective attacking full back. Argentina qualified for the second round after taking care of the Ivory Coast team, 2-1 and crushing Serbia & Montenegro 6-0. Argentina went on to the quarter-finals where they lost to hosts Germany (who would finish third over all) in a penalty-shoot out.

References

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7215 Sorín en www.lfp.es]
* [http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/educacion/118/118121.html Noticia de la presentación del libro "Grandes Chicos"]
* [http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/sorinjuanpablo/ Career statistics at fussballdaten.de]

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