Fernando Gago
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Rubén Gago
Date of birth	April 10, 1986 (1986-04-10) (age 22)
Place of birth	Ciudadela, Argentina
Height	1. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ciudadela is a city and a train station in Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	8
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2007 2007–	Boca Juniors Real Madrid	68 (1) 44 (0)
National team2
2005–2007 2007–	Argentina U-20 Argentina	12 (0) 14 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May, 2008. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Fernando Rubén Gago (born April 10, 1986 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder, who plays for La Liga club Real Madrid. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ciudadela is a city and a train station in Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Greater Buenos Aires ( Gran Buenos Aires, GBA in Spanish) is the generic denomination to refer to the Megalopolis comprised by the Autonomous city For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Boca Juniors 1.2 Real Madrid 2 Club career statistics 3 Personal life 4 Titles 5 References 6 External links

Club career

Boca Juniors

Gago, who came from the youth divisions of Boca Juniors, made his professional debut with Boca in the 1–0 victory over Quilmes, on December 5, 2004. Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for Quilmes Atlético Club is the oldest football team in Argentina currently playing in the Argentine 2nd division. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Despite his youth, he quickly became an essential part of the Boca Juniors' midfield, and is considered a quality player, often compared with fellow countryman Fernando Redondo. Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri, Redondo (born July 6, 1969 in Adrogué, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine professional His solid performance attracted Spanish powerhouses Real Madrid^[1], and FC Barcelona^[2]. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

Real Madrid

On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, Real Madrid President Ramón Calderón confirmed the signings of Gago as well as compatriot Gonzalo Higuaín, and puts through a policy of signing younger players to gradually replace the older stars in the squad. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ramón Calderón Ramos (born 26 May 1951 in Palencia, Spain) is a Lawyer, and the current President of Spanish Sports club Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (born December 10 1987 in Brest, Finistère, France) is an Argentine - French footballer. However, news later put reports of Higuaín's departure to Real Madrid to rest as River Plate rejected a 10 million euro bid for the striker stating they would prefer him remain until at least June 2007. During the 2006 South American transfer saga, Gago's name was also linked with AC Milan. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy However, Ariedo Braida, Milan's top transfer guru was quoted as saying, "They (Gago and Higuaín) only want to go to Real Madrid". The transfer was finally agreed on December 19, 2006 for 20,400,000 euro. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e ^[3]

Gago made his debut for Real Madrid in the 2-0 La Liga defeat against Deportivo La Coruna on January 7, 2007. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[4] This promised to be an exciting start for the extremely talented midfielder, however due to the poor performance of the entire Real Madrid outfit, Gago's apparent talent was not withstanding, and, after being at fault for the opening goal by breaking from the rest of the defensive wall at a free-kick, he was substituted for Ronaldo^[5]. However, a week later, against Real Zaragoza at Santiago Bernabeu, Gago's performance lifted along with that of his team mates. His defensive game picked up considerably as he fought hard in midfield, while also demonstrating vision by delivering several through balls to the attackers. Real Madrid defeated Real Zaragoza 1-0^[6], with a goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy, created by fellow new signing Gonzalo Higuaín. Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer

On May 20, 2007, With the score tied at 2-2 against Recreativo, Real Madrid looked set to return the lead back to rivals Barcelona until Fernando Gago gave a last minute assist to Roberto Carlos who scored at the end of the match and the squad left Huelva with just three "finals" left to play. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Real Club Recreativo de Huelva is a Spanish football team founded on December 23 1889. Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born April 10, 1973, Garça, São Paulo) better known simply as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. Real managed to beat Recreativo 3-2 at the Nuevo Colombino and went on to win the league that year as well. Nuevo Colombino is a multi-use Stadium in Huelva, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and

In his second season at the club, Gago displayed his true ability with a series of top class performances in the centre of Madrid's La Liga winning midfield. He managed to claim a first team spot in place of Mahamadou Diarra and was a key figure in the clubs second successive league title. Mahamadou Diarra (محمدو ديارا (born 18 May 1981 in Bamako, Mali) is a Malian football Defensive midfielder who signed for Real

Club career statistics

(correct as of 1 June, 2008)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Other			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Boca Juniors	2004-05	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	2005-06	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0
	2006-07	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	1	0
	Total													70	1	0
Real Madrid	2006-07	13	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	1
	2007–08	31	0	3	4	0	1	6	0	0	1	0	0	42	0	4
	Total													59	0	5
Career Total														129	1	5

Personal life

Gago has revealed that when he was younger in Argentina, himself, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi had all been teammates as children^[7]. Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga.

As is the case with many Argentine players, Gago has a nickname. He’s been called “El Pintita” ever since Ramón Maddoni scolded him for playing with his hair during a training session.

Fernando Gago is also a literature and art enthusiast. The first thing he did after landing in Spain was visit the Prado Museum. ^[8].

Titles

Season	Team	Title
2005	Argentina Under-20	FIFA U-20 World Cup
2005	Boca Juniors	Copa Sudamericana
2005	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
Apertura 2005	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
2006	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
Clausura 2006	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
2006-2007	Real Madrid	La Liga
2007-2008	Real Madrid	La Liga

References

External links

• Gago's profile and statistics at FootballDatabase
• Profile at GFDb. com
• Fernando Gago forum
• Fernando Gago Web

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