Walter Gargano
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Gargano in training for Napoli in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Walter Alejandro Gargano Guevara | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Monterrey | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Danubio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Danubio | 102 | (3) |
| 2007–2015 | Napoli | 189 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Internazionale (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Parma (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2015– | Monterrey | 61 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2015 | Uruguay | 63 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:47, 13 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2014 |
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Walter Alejandro Gargano Guevara (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwalter ɣarˈɣano]; born 23 July 1984) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Monterrey club and the Uruguayan national team.
Gargano started playing football at age of three and joined the now defunct youth club Centella in Paysandú. In the youth club, he was in the midfield position. While in the youth, Gargano played against his future club Danubio, where he was soon discovered by the club and joined them.
Gargano started his professional career with Danubio in 2003 and made his league debut at age of nineteen. He won two national titles with Danubio (2004 (which was his first season winning it) and 2006/07). He made 102 appearance and scored three times and was a regular player in the first team.
On 30 June 2007, Gargano agreed a transfer from Uruguayan club Danubio to newly promoted Napoli for a fee of £2m signing a five-year contract. He made his first appearance for the club in a 4–0 win over Cesena and made his Serie A debut on 26 August 2007 against Cagliari. On 20 October 2007, he scored his first goal in a 4–4 draw against Roma and netted the following week, in a 3–1 win over Juventus. In his first season, he made 34 appearance scoring twice. Also during his first season, Gargano received two sending offs, a second bookable offence in a 5–2 loss against Milan on 13 January 2008 and three months on, a straight red card in a 2–1 win over Parma on 20 April 2008.
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