Fernando Cavenaghi

Fernando Cavenaghi

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi
Date of birth	September 21, 1983 (1983-09-21)
Place of birth	O'Brien, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	River Plate
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	River Plate	121	(71)
2004–2007	Spartak Moscow	51	(12)
2007–2011	Bordeaux	83	(33)
2010	→ Mallorca (loan)	11	(2)
2011	→ Internacional (loan)	2	(1)
2011–	River Plate	20	(15)
National team‡
2003	Argentina U-20	13	(12)
2008–	Argentina	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 16, 3011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2011

Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi (born September 21, 1983 in O'Brien) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for River Plate in the second division.

Career

Cavenaghi made his debut for River Plate in the 2000/2001 season in which he scored one goal in 5 appearances. In his first full season he scored 17 goals in 23 appearances including a hat-trick against Estudiantes. He left River at the beginning of the 2004/2005 season joining Spartak Moscow for a fee of £6.5 million. During his time at River he scored 55 times in 89 appearances.

In the 2005 season, playing for Spartak Moscow, Cavenaghi scored 7 goals in 26 appearances (compared with 14 for Kirichenko – the season's top-scorer) and played his part in helping Spartak win a UEFA Champions League place. It was a difficult first season for Cavenaghi, however, as he struggled to cope with an unfamiliar style of play, the artificial pitches and the Russian language.

Although he started the 2006 season better than the previous one, he faded in the second half and transfer rumors began to surface.^{[citation needed]} On 22 January 2007, Cavenaghi was sold to French division club Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee, although the Russian media speculated that the deal was worth approximately €11 million with possible future fees.

He was a part of the Argentina Under-20 squad that finished fourth in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

On February 3, 2007 he played his first Ligue 1 match for Bordeaux against Nice. . This performance also brought him to the attention of Alfio Basile who called him up for the Argentina national team and gave him his debut against Egypt on March 26, 2008.

On the summer of 2011, Fernando returned to his childhood club River Plate in order to help out after the historic relegation to the second division. Cavenaghi, who had great success in River Plate during the early years of his career and at Bordeaux, is now the captain of the team. He has since voiced his intentions to stay at River Plate until retirement.

Career statistics

(Correct as of August 16, 2011)

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Domestic League			Domestic Cups			Continental			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts
River Plate	2000–01	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	-
	2001–02	23	17	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	26	19	-
	2002–03	23	20	-	-	-	-	8	4	-	31	24	-
	2003–04	38	17	-	-	-	-	22	10	-	60	27	-
	Total	89	55	–	–	–	–	33	16	–	122	71	–
Spartak Moscow	2004	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	1	-
	2005	25	6	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	26	7	-
	2006	17	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	5	-
	Total	51	12	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	53	13	–
FC Girondins de Bordeaux	2007	9	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	2	-
	2007–08	23	15	16	5	2	-	7	5	-	35	22	-
	2008–09	29	13	3	2	1	-	5	1	-	36	15	-
	2009–10	20	3	-	3	4	-	2	0	-	25	7	-
	Total	81	33	20	10	7	–	14	6	–	105	46	–
Mallorca (loan)	2010	9	2	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	10	4	-
	Total	9	2	-	1	2	–	-	-	–	10	4	–
Internacional (loan)	2011	0	0	-	7	1	-	-	-	-	131	21	-
	Total	0	0	-	7	1	–	-	-	–	131	21	–

• ¹ Including 6 matches and 1 goal in 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho.

Honours

Club

River Plate:

• Argentina Primera Division:
  • Winner (3): 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

• Ligue 1:
  • Winner (1): 2008–09
• Trophée des Champions:
  • Winner (2): 2008, 2009
• Coupe de la Ligue:
  • Winner (1): 2007, 2009,

International

• Argentina Under-20
  • South American Youth Championship: 2003

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
• Statistics at Irish Times
• Goal.com profile
• Cavenaghi vuelve a River (Spanish)