Esteban Cambiasso is one of a galaxy of talented Argentinean players, whose football talent is fully revealed on the European continent.
Born August 18, 1980 in Buenos Aires. Like all Argentine boys of those times, from morning to night Esteban chased the ball in the yard, dreaming of scoring the best goalkeepers in the world.
Real Madrid
Being a pupil of the famous Juniors Academy, Esteban set off to conquer the Spanish championship at the age of 16. In this country, he began to play for teams of young men of different ages of Real Madrid.
However, Esteban Cambiasso did not manage to get into the main team of the Madrid club, and in 1998 he was returned back to his homeland - on a rental basis at the Independent, from where he transferred to the River Plate in 2001, becoming the champion of Argentina.
In 2002, the head coach of Real Madrid decided that he wanted to see how a young football player Esteban Cambiasso scored goals in his team. The photos of that year captured how the “Royal” club won the European Super Cup, and the Argentine player owes much to this victory.
The following season, a football player in the same “Real” wins the championship of Spain, and also takes the Intercontinental Cup. However, due to the presence in the team of a number of midfielders of the highest class, Cambiasso rarely went out in the starting lineup of Real Madrid. The leadership of the team decided not to prolong the agreement with the Argentine, which ended on the last day of June 2004.
Transition to Inter
In July 2004, Estebana Cambiasso decided to invite the Italian “Inter” to his ranks, fortunately, he did not have to pay a single lira, since the player was in the status of a free agent. The contract was concluded immediately for 4 years, then the cooperation agreement was renewed several times in total until the end of June 2014. This period can be called golden for both the player himself and his new club.
Largely thanks to Cambiasso, Inter won the Champions League season 2009/2010, the world championship among club teams, won the Italian Cup and Super Cup three times, and also became the five-time winner of the Scudetto.
After the contract expired, the Milanese leadership did not dare to extend cooperation with an already high-age footballer, as a result of which Cambiasso again transferred to the Greek Olympiacos as a free agent in 2015.
Argentina national team
Football player Esteban Cambiasso, whose biography is decorated with the world title among players under 20 years old, made his debut in the national team of Argentina on December 20, 2000 in a match with the Mexican team.
In the national team of his country, a football player usually plays in the position of a defensive midfielder and chooses a T-shirt with a fifth game number. In total, Cambiasso played 52 matches for the Argentine national team, in which he defeated the opponents' goal 5 times.
Player Achievements
Speaking at the club level, Esteban Cambiasso achieved quite impressive results:
- He became the champion of Argentina in 2002.
- In 2003, together with Real Madrid, he won the championship and cup of Spain, became the owner of the Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cup.
- He became the five-time champion of Italy in a row from 2006 to 2010.
- In 2005, 2006 and 2010, he won the Italian Super Cup.
- He became the winner of the UEFA Champions League in the season 2009/2010.
- He won the World Championship among clubs in 2010.
The national teams of Argentina of various ages:
- In 1997, he became the world champion among players under the age of 20.
- Twice won the title of champion of South America in the Argentine national team U-19 in 1997 and 1999.
- He participated in the 2005 Confederations Cup finals.
In addition, Cambiasso was twice recognized as the best player in the Milan “Inter” according to the results of the voting of fans in 2005 and 2006, which serves as a testament of respect and recognition of the merits of the football player among the picky Italian tiffozi.