| Martín Palermo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1973 | |
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | |
| Height | 1. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Boca Juniors | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991–1997 1997–2000 2001–2003 2003 2004 2004– | Estudiantes Boca Juniors Villarreal Real Betis Alavés Boca Juniors | 93 (32) 102 (91) 70 (18) 11 (2) 14 (3) 123 (71) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999 | Argentina | 7 (3) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Martín Palermo (born November 7, 1973 in La Plata, Argentina) is a professional footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors of Argentina. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. 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 Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for Primera División ( English: First Division) is the top category of Argentine Football, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association Nicknamed "El Loco", he has also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata as well as in Spain in La Liga for Villarreal CF, Real Betis, and Deportivo Alavés. Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Deportivo Alavés, usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish Segunda División football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz
His career started slowly at Estudiantes de La Plata and it was not until he transferred to Boca Juniors that he won international recognition due to his impressive goal average, and his excellent performances in international matches. The peak of his career was probably the Intercontinental Cup in 2000, when he scored two goals in Boca's 2–1 victory over Real Madrid, catching the attention of football clubs in Spain. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by
However Palermo then suffered a number of injuries that held him back from a transfer to Lazio in Italy, and also hindered his adaptation to European football when he was finally transferred to Spain:
Boca Juniors fans consider him an idol, not only because of the number of goals he has scored for the team, but also for scoring many important goals against Boca's arch rivals River Plate. Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football
On May 24, 2000, he returned to football after more than six months of inactivity after his first major injury. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He played the last fifteen minutes of the quarterfinal match of the Copa Libertadores against River Plate, and scored the goal that sealed the victory with what he called "the most emotional goal of my career," leaving the score at 3–0 to Boca Juniors (the first match ended 1–2). The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played
With the Argentine national team he played seven matches, and scored three goals. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA Rather less impressively, he holds the world record of three penalties missed in one single match, during the match between Argentina and Colombia for the Copa América 1999. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The Copa América 1999 was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. The first penalty rebounded off the crossbar, whilst the second went over, causing TV commentators to remark, "Even higher than the first one. " Though the third was on target it was saved.
He scored three goals against his former team Estudiantes in the 3-1 Boca's victory at La Plata, and he didn't celebrate any of them. Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. [1] It was the fourth hat-trick of his career. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts A game later, on March 18, he scored a career high of four goals in the 5-1 victory against Gimnasia de la Plata,[2] Estudiantes de La Plata's archi-rivals. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (CGE or GELP in English "Gymnastics and Fencing Club of La Plata" is an Argentine sports club from La Plata, Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football On September 16, 2007, in a game against Banfield, Martin scored four goals (again) in the 6-0 Boca's victory. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine professional football club from Banfield, a city in Buenos Aires Province 14km south of the center of [3] Palermo scored his fifth career hat-trick in a 3-0 Boca Juniors victory, this was a must win game that was played in Jalisco, Mexico, against the Mexican team Atlas on May 21, 2008. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for Jalisco is a state in Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. FC Atlas AC is a Mexican professional football club Atlas is one of three teams that play in Mexico 's second important city Guadalajara, along with Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [4]
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| Year | Team | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 24 |
| 2005/06 | Boca Juniors | 35 | 20 |
| 2004/05 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 12 |
| /2004 | Alaves | 14 | 3 |
| 2003/ | Real Betis | 11 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | Villarreal CF | 34 | 7 |
| 2001/02 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 5 |
| /2001 | Villarreal CF | 17 | 6 |
| 2000/ | Boca Juniors | 26 | 15 |
| 1999/2000 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 21 |
| 1998/99 | Boca Juniors | 39 | 35 |
| 1997/98 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 20 |
| 1996/97 | Estudiantes La Plata | 36 | 14 |
| 1995/96 | Estudiantes La Plata | 27 | 16 |
| 1994/95 | Estudiantes La Plata | 3 | 0 |
| 1993/94 | Estudiantes La Plata | 17 | 1 |
| 1992/93 | Estudiantes La Plata | 9 | 1 |
| 1991/92 | Estudiantes La Plata | 1 | 0 |