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Sebastián Eguren
Eguren in 2010
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Eguren Ledesma
Date of birth (1981-01-08) 8 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Montevideo Wanderers 36 (6)
2002–2003 Danubio 27 (6)
2003–2004 Nacional 39 (5)
2005 Montevideo Wanderers 23 (3)
2005–2006 Rosenborg 23 (0)
2006–2008 Hammarby 36 (13)
2008 → Villarreal (loan) 15 (0)
2008–2010 Villarreal 46 (1)
2010 AIK 7 (0)
2010–2012 Sporting Gijón 49 (3)
2012–2013 Libertad 26 (4)
2013– Palmeiras 13 (2)
International career‡
2001– Uruguay 54 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name Sebastián Eguren Ledesma (born 8 January 1981) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in Brazil, mainly as a defensive midfielder.

He started his career with Montevideo Wanderers, and went on to play professionally in Norway, Sweden, Spain, Paraguay and Brazil.

Eguren gained nearly 60 caps with Uruguay, representing the country at the 2010 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Eguren started his career in native country, playing for Montevideo Wanderers FC (twice) and Club Nacional de Football. With the latter, after the 0–0 Copa Libertadores game against Club Deportivo El Nacional on 12 February 2004, he tested positive for cocaine, being suspended from football for six months. He blamed the coca tea, widely drunk in the Andean countries as a medicine which alleviates the effects of altitude, and got the shortest suspension for this kind of cases (this specific match was played at 2,800 meters above sea level, in Quito).[1]

Eguren arrived at Hammarby IF from Norwegian club Rosenborg BK, on loan during the later part of the 2006 season and, on 5 December 2006, signed a three-year contract with the Swedish side, where he quickly became a fan favourite.

On 30 January 2008 Eguren joined Villarreal CF of La Liga, on loan until the end of the campaign.[2] Almost immediately cast into the starting XI, he partnered Marcos Senna in centre midfield as the Yellow Submarine obtained its best position ever in the top flight by finishing second; in May the Spaniards decided to make the move permanent, and the player penned a three-year deal.[3]

During 2008–09, more of the same: Eguren was, alongside Senna, an everpresent fixture, and the Uruguayan scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 home draw against Getafe CF (with the Madrid side leading 0–3 at the half-hour mark).[4] He played 32 league matches in his first full season.

In late January 2010, as he had lost his defensive midfielder position to club graduate Bruno, Eguren was loaned to S.S. Lazio.[5] However, the move was cancelled days later, after the player did not pass his medical.[6]

Anxious for playing time in order to secure a spot on the national squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Eguren signed with reigning Swedish champions AIK Fotboll on 19 February 2010. According to Björn Wesström, the club's director of football, the agreement was not technically not a loan deal, as the player had no contractual obligations with Villareal until 1 July 2010; however, he was due to return to the Spanish side, since he still had 12 months left of his contract.[7] In early March, it was decided by the club to put the player under police protection, after he was harassed while training by fans of former side Hammarby, a fierce rival to AIK;[8] he usually operated as a defensive midfielder previously, but manager Mikael Stahre preferred using him in an attacking midfielder or deep-lying forward role.

In late July 2010 Eguren returned to Spain, but not to Villarreal, signing a three-year contract with fellow first-divisioner Sporting de Gijón.[9] He contributed with 19 games and two goals in his second year, but the Asturians suffered relegation.

In July 2013, Eguren signed a one-and-a-half year deal with Brazilian side Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.[10] He confessed that his changing of club happened because he did not have enough playing time at his previous team Club Libertad, where he played second-fiddle to Pablo Guiñazú.[11]

International career

Eguren made his debut for Uruguay during the 2001 Copa América, entering the pitch in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 win against Bolivia, and added a further two appearances in the competition. On 28 May 2008, after a five-year absence, he scored his first goal for the Charrúas, netting in a 2–2 friendly with Norway in Oslo.

Egurén was also selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, playing once for the semifinalists (three minutes in the group stage 0–0 draw against France[12]). Always as a substitute he was then used regularly in the 2011 Copa América, as Uruguay won its 15th continental tournament.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 28 May 2008 Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 20 August 2008 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Japan 0–1 1–3 Friendly
3. 6 September 2008 El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia 0–1 0–1 2010 World Cup qualification
4. 11 February 2009 June 11, Tripoli, Libya  Libya 0–1 2–3 Friendly
5. 9 September 2009 Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Colombia 3–1 3–1 2010 World Cup qualification
6. 8 October 2010 Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–4 1–7 Friendly
7. 10 June 2012 Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Peru 4–2 4–2 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

AIK
Palmeiras

Country

Personal life

During most of his career in Europe, Eguren did not count as a foreign player, due to the fact he was married to a Swedish woman.[6] He did not master the Swedish language however.

Eguren is a different footballer: besides his musical likes, ranging from Bob Dylan to Pink Floyd, and his literary ones (he is a fan of compatriots Mario Benedetti and Eduardo Galeano), he speaks openly about politics, admiring president José Mujica, and is in favour of the legalization of marijuana which, according to him, would represent more tax revenues to governments.[11][13]

References

  1. ^ "El Villarreal ficha al mediocentro Sebastián Eguren" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 31 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)[dead link]
  2. ^ "Villarreal bring in Eguren". UEFA.com. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Eguren commits to Villarreal". UEFA.com. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "El Villarreal sobrevive a un 0–3" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "El Villarreal CF cede a Eguren a la Lazio" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)[dead link]
  6. ^ a b "Lazio's deal for Eguren isn't done". Football Italia. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. [dead link]
  7. ^ ""AIK är ett bra val för mig"" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Eguren tendrá protección contra los hinchas rivales" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Eguren se incorporó al Sporting" (in Spanish). ESPN FC. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Hazan, Marcelo (10 July 2013). "Fã de música brasileira, Eguren mira títulos no Verdão e descarta ser ídolo" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 10 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b Ceccon, Bruno; Correia, William (30 July 2013). "Eguren superou doping, perseguição e 'susto cardíaco' até o Verdão" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 22 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Uruguay 0–0 France". BBC Sport. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  13. ^ Ceccon, Bruno; Correia, William (30 July 2013). "Fã de música e literatura, uruguaio defende aborto e maconha legais" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 22 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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