Sergio Bernardo Almiron
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio Bernardo Almirón | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Akragas (technical area coordinator) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Udinese | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Verona (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Empoli | 95 | (18) |
| 2007–2010 | Juventus | 10 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Monaco (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Bari (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Bari | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Catania | 81 | (9) |
| 2015 | Akragas | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Sergio Bernardo Almirón (born 7 November 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who used to play as a central midfielder known for his passing and powerful shots.
He is currently a non-playing staff member at Lega Pro club Akragas.
Almirón began his professional career with Argentine club Newell's Old Boys. After making his debut for the club at the age of 18, Almirón managed 16 further league appearances for the club, before being sold to Italian side, Udinese, in 2001.
Following his official transfer to Udinese in the summer of 2001, Almirón was instantly inserted into the club's first team, however, was limited to just 12 league appearances. Due to his young age and lack of first team experience, Udinese opted to loan the young midfielder to Serie B outfit, Hellas Verona F.C. in 2003. Almirón went on to make 16 league appearances for the club, also scoring a single goal. Following a successful loan spell, Almirón returned to Udinese at the conclusion of the season.
In the summer of 2004, Empoli bought 50 percent of the player's rights from Udinese, following the loan spell in Verona, Almirón instantly became an integral part of the Empoli setup and played a vital role in their bid for Serie A promotion and survival in top-flight. Following two impressive seasons with the Tuscan club, Empoli finally bought his contract outright from Udinese in June 2006. Almirón retained his place within the Empoli first team during the 2006–07 Serie A season, and following a highly impressive campaign, the midfielder was scouted by and sold to Serie A giants Juventus F.C., who had recently returned to Serie A after being demoted due to the Calciopoli scandal.
Almirón transferred to Juventus in June 2007 for €9 million. Juventus were rebuilding the squad after spending a season in Serie B and he and new signing Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes were expected to be the main central midfield pairing. He was unable to maintain a place in the starting eleven in favour of the likes of Cristiano Zanetti and Antonio Nocerino. After making just 9 Serie A appearances in 5 months, Almirón was sent out on loan. In January 2008, he was loaned out to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco for the remainder of the campaign. At Monaco, Almirón made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals in the second half of the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season, before returning to Juventus on 30 June 2008. Upon his return, Almirón found himself even further down the pecking order following the arrivals of Mali international, Mohamed Sissoko and also Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen. Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri again deemed the player a surplus to requirements, and again opted to send the midfielder out on loan. Fiorentina signed him in July 2008, and obtained the option to buy his contract outright at the end of the season. Following yet another dismal campaign, in which Almirón made just 11 appearances, however, Fiorentina declined the option to make his stay permanent and he again returned to Turin.
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