Álvaro Pereira

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Álvaro Pereira
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Pereira in action for Porto
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán
Date of birth 28 November 1985 (1985-11-28) (age 26)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Wingback
Club information
Current club Porto
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2004 Miramar Misiones 32 (1)
2005–2007 Quilmes 34 (0)
2007–2008 Argentinos Juniors 35 (11)
2008–2009 CFR Cluj 29 (1)
2009– Porto 63 (1)
National team‡
2008– Uruguay 37 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Pereira and the second or maternal family name is Barragán.

Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo peˈɾeiɾa]; born 28 November 1985) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto in Portugal.

On the left side, he can play as either a defender or midfielder.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early years

Born in Montevideo, Pereira started his career with Miramar Misiones in 2003, moving to Argentina with Quilmes Atlético Club two years later. After the club's relegation from the first division at the end of 2006–07, he signed with Argentinos Juniors.

In the summer of 2008, Pereira signed with Romania's giants CFR Cluj, moving for €2.5 million; he started in all the club's matches in their valiant UEFA Champions League debut campaign.

[edit] Porto

For €4.5 million, Pereira joined Futebol Clube do Porto in the summer of 2009, with the Portuguese acquiring 80% of the player's rights. In his first year, he mostly operated as a left back, as the northerners finished third and won the domestic cup. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 February 2010, grabbing the second goal in a 5–1 home thrashing of S.C. Braga.[1]

In Pereira's second season at the Estádio do Dragão, he featured in 21 league fixtures (all starts), adding 12 UEFA Europa League appearances as Porto won the treble. He also started in the campaign's Portuguese Cup final, against Vitória de Guimarães on 22 May 2011, scoring an own goal in the 21st minute to bring the sides level, in an eventual 6–2 triumph.[2]

After Porto rejected a deal from English Premier League side Chelsea in the summer for Pereira's services, he signed a new deal on 3 October 2011 to stay at the Estádio do Dragão until 2016.[3] His release clause was maintained at £25.7 million. In late December, he heavily criticised Manchester United's Patrice Evra for reporting racist abuse, saying "what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch", adding that the French would have to "wear body armour" if the players' future international friendly was to take place immediately instead of in late 2012.[4][5]

[edit] International career

Pereira made his debut for Uruguay against France, on 19 November 2008,[6] scoring in his next match, another friendly, now with Libya, in Tripoli (3–2 win).[7]

He was an undisputed starter for the nation during the second half of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, also starting in both legs of the successful playoffs against Costa Rica, as the Charrúas returned to the FIFA World Cup. In the finals in South Africa, he played in all the matches except two, scoring through a rare header in a 3–0 group stage win against the hosts.[8]

Pereira was selected to the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, being first-choice and scoring two goals in the group stage, including the game's only against Mexico,[9] as Uruguay won its 15th continental tournament.[10]

[edit] International goals

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

[edit] Country

[edit] References

  1. ^ FC Porto 5-1 Braga
  2. ^ Porto cup triumph completes treble
  3. ^ Blues target Pereira signs Porto deal; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2011
  4. ^ Porto's Alvaro Pereira hits out at Manchester United's Patrice Evra over Luis Suarez racism ban: 'He is not proud to be black'; Goal.com, 30 December 2011
  5. ^ John Aldridge: Criticism of Liverpool FC and Kenny Dalglish in Luis Suarez row has been over the top; Liverpool Echo, 10 January 2012
  6. ^ France vs. Uruguay
  7. ^ Uruguay vence 3-2 a Libia en amistoso con poco brillo (Uruguay wins 3-2 against Libya in subpar performance) (Spanish)
  8. ^ Álvaro Pereira – FIFA competition record
  9. ^ Uruguay 1 Mexico 0: Messi and Co await in last eight after Pereira winner
  10. ^ Uruguay celebrates well into early Monday its record winning 15th Copa America
  11. ^ "Cupa României ramâne la Cluj-Napoca! [Cluj-Napoca renews Cup title]" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. http://www.cfr1907.ro/ro/stiri/779/cupa-romaniei-ramane-la-cluj-napoca/. Retrieved 14 June 2009. 

[edit] External links

F.C. Porto – current squad
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