Federico Insúa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Insúa | ||
| Date of birth | January 3, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Argentinos Juniors | 114 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | Independiente | 56 | (14) |
| 2003–2004 | Málaga | 31 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Independiente | 35 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Boca Juniors | 37 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | Borussia M'gladbach | 32 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Club América | 30 | (5) |
| 2009 | → Necaxa (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Bursaspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Vélez Sarsfield | 62 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Independiente | 18 | (2) |
| 2015 | Millonarios | 41 | (10) |
| 2016– | Argentinos Juniors | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2010 | Argentina | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2016. |
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Federico Insúa (born January 3, 1980 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Argentinos Juniors. Usually a playmaker, he is well known for his vision and technique.
Nicknamed El Pocho, Insúa grew up in a middle-class family in Buenos Aires. He moved to the youth teams of Argentinos Juniors from the Club Parque youth team, and debuted professionally on November 18, 1997. After five seasons with the club, he transferred to Independiente in 2002. After winning a local championship with Independiente, he moved to Spanish first division Málaga CF in 2003, but after only one unsuccessful season he returned to Independiente.
At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, Insúa again transferred, this time to Boca Juniors. He debuted for Boca in a 4–1 victory over Gimnasia de Jujuy. Even though he had a slow start, he succeeded in becoming Boca's playmaker, helping the team to win two league titles and two international cups by the end of 2006.
On July 28, 2006, Insúa transferred for €4 million to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach, which hoped to fill a gap in its offensive midfield. The 26-year-old midfielder put pen to paper on a four-year deal. The Argentine international wore the number 10 shirt for Borussia. On February 3, 2007, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game against Arminia Bielefeld.
After the relegation of Borussia in the 2006–07 Bundesliga, he was sold to Club América (Mexico) for US$7.5 million, for four years, with a salary of US$1,875,000 a year. He joined the squad on June 27, 2007. On July 27, 2008 Insúa opened the 1–0 score against Santos Laguna on the first match of the Apertua 2008 season. In early January 2009 he was loaned to Necaxa, but he could not help the team avoid relegation.
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