Pablo Aimar is a famous Argentinean footballer born on November 3, 1979 in Rio Quarto. Throughout his career, he held the position of an attacking midfielder. He built a good career and excelled at the club and world level. This is a very popular person. So it is simply necessary to tell about him in detail.
Beginning of a club career
Pablo Aimar has shown a love of football since childhood, like many famous players. He began to engage in this sport at the youth academy of FC Estudiantes. There were successes, and it was for this reason that a man named Daniel Passarella drew attention to the young player. At that time, he was the head coach of the famous and eminent River Plate. And it is not surprising that after a short period of time Pablo joined the junior team of this club. When he was 16 years old, he was released on the field as part of the main team. It was his stellar debut. And in the same season, Pablo Aimar won the national title.
After some time, the young Argentinean became one of the key players in the main squad. He was spoken of as one of the most gifted players in all of South America. Pablo, occupying the position of a distributor, often ended his attacks himself. By the end of the 1999/2000 season, he scored 12 goals against opponents. And it was a great performance. Then Maradona himself said that Pablo Aimar is the only football player whose game he is ready to follow the money. Diego confidently stated that this man is Argentina's best playmaker in recent years.
Further career
It is not surprising that Pablo Aimar, whose photo is provided in the article, became the goal of many titled clubs. Most eminent teams wanted to acquire a talented player. Offers even came from such famous clubs as Barcelona and Inter! However, Pablo himself made a choice in favor of “Valencia”. He said that he decided to go there, because it was there that three of his compatriots played. They bought Aymar for $ 24 million, which was a record amount for the "bats."
Naturally, in “Valencia” Pablo declared himself as a footballer of the starting lineup. And it was he who played a key role in that season. Thanks to him, “Valencia” reached the final of the Champions League. However, there she lost the “Bavaria”. But in the next season, Aimar, together with the team, became the champion of Spain. The same success was repeated in 2004. True, that season Pablo Aimar missed a lot of matches, and all because of the often repeated injuries.
Participation in other teams
Pablo Aimar is a football player who has changed not many, but not a few clubs. In 2006, for example, he left Valencia and accepted the offer from FC Zaragoza. This team paid 11 million euros for the Argentine midfielder. Representatives of “Zaragoza” assured that this was the most important transfer in the history of the team. However, Aimar did not stay long in this club. His new team dropped out of the Examples, and so he decided to leave. And the new team was “Benfica”.
In 2013, the player began to play for FC “Johor Darul Takzim”. He honestly stayed in the club for two years and played a lot of matches. And in 2015 he returned to his native River Plate. There, Aimar Pablo entered the field only once. Where is he playing now? Already nowhere. After that one match, he decided to end his professional career. The player himself says that the cause was numerous and painful injuries.
For the national team, the football player played two world championships, one America’s Cup and the Confederations Cup.
Interesting Facts
This player has a lot of achievements. With River Plate, he three times became the champion of Argentina and once won the Libertadores Super Cup. As part of the “Valencia” twice reached the title of champion of Spain. And once won the UEFA Cup, European Super Cup and reached the final of the Champions League-2001. With Benfica, he became the champion of Portugal and won the Portuguese League Cup four times.
And of course, the national team. With her, he became the world champion in the youth team. But that is not all! He also received the title of champion of South America. Personal rewards are also available. So, in 2006, Pablo received the ETF trophy.
Interestingly, the youngest player Aymara, whose name is Andres, is also a football player. Today, he is a player in Estudiantes. Few people know that in 1999 Pablo entered the medical faculty of the university! However, he had little time, so I had to choose between study and football. But as you can see, the choice was made right. Even Lionel Messi himself said that Pablo is his idol.