Héctor Bracamonte

Héctor Bracamonte

Personal information
Full name	Héctor Andrés Bracamonte
Date of birth	16 February 1978 (1978-02-16)
Place of birth	Río Cuarto, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Rostov
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Boca Juniors	1	(0)
1999–2000	Los Andes	26	(9)
2000–2002	Badajoz	85	(18)
2002–2003	Boca Juniors	32	(16)
2004–2009	FC Moscow	145	(35)
2009–2011	Terek Grozny	37	(4)
2011–	FC Rostov	13	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:26, 27 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Héctor Andrés Bracamonte, (born 16 February 1978 in Río Cuarto, Córdoba) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.

Career

Bracamonte started his career at Boca Juniors 1998, he played only 1 game for the club before moving down a division to the Argentine 2nd division with Club Atlético Los Andes before moving to Spain to play for CD Badajoz.

In 2002 Bracamonte returned to Argentina to play for Boca again, but after only one season he moved to Russia to play for Torpedo Metallurg (renamed FC Moscow the same season). He made a total of 39 appearances during his second spell at Boca in all competitions, scoring 17 goals.

In 2003 Bracamonte played nine matches for Torpedo Metallurg, scoring five goals. Bracamonte scored 10 goals in 30 matches and became the club's top scorer the following season. He became popular with the Moscow fans due to his various stylish haircuts. Once he wore long curly hair Bracamonte was nicknamed "Pushkin" (a Russian famous poet).

During the season 2005 he scored six goals in 27 matches including the one against FC Spartak Moscow that resembled the famous Diego Maradona's Goal of the Century, dribbling past three opponents and the goalkeeper.

As of January 2009, he is the FC Moscow's record holder for most league games played for the club (132 at the time). On 29 July 2009 FC Terek Grozny have signed the Argentine centre-forward from FC Moscow on a two-year deal.

Personal

His nickname's are "Braca" and "Pushkin".

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
• Statistics at Football-Lineups