Oscar Ahumada

Oscar Ahumada
	Oscar Ahumada (2013)
Personal information
Full name	Oscar Adrián Ahumada
Date of birth	31 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Zárate, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	River Plate
2004	→ VfL Wolfsburg (loan)
2005–2009	River Plate
2010–2011	Veracruz
2011–2012	Rostov
2012–2014	All Boys
International career
2000–2001	Argentina U20
2012	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oscar Adrián Ahumada (born 31 August 1982) is a former Argentine football midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Zárate, Buenos Aires, Ahumada made his professional debut with Club Atlético River Plate on 24 November 2002, in a 2–1 victory against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca. He played a small part in helping River to the Clausura 2003 and 2004 championships before moving to Germany in 2004 for a short spell with VfL Wolfsburg, where he joined compatriots Facundo Quiroga, Andrés D'Alessandro, Juan Carlos Menseguez and Diego Klimowicz.

However, in January 2005, Ahumada returned to River. In May 2008, he got involved in a dispute with River Plate supporters,^[1] after stating that "we lost because of the lack of support from our fans, they are not like the Boca fans." This altercation began after the elimination at the hands of fellow league side San Lorenzo de Almagro in the 2008 Libertadores Cup round of 16. Outraged River Plate fans wanted him to be sacked from the team, while club coach Diego Simeone warned Ahumada, but stated he would continue to include the player on the team. During the whole crisis after the Libertadores elimination, River Plate still had strong chances of winning the Clausura, and battled head-to-head with Estudiantes de La Plata and eventually won, with Ahumada playing a key role along with Ariel Ortega, Juan Pablo Carrizo and young prospect Diego Buonanotte.

In 2012, he signed for All Boys,^[2] which would be his last club.

International career[edit]

Ahumada was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil.

Honours[edit]

Season	Club	Title
2001	Argentina Under-20	FIFA World Youth Championship
Clausura 2003	River Plate	Argentine Primera
Clausura 2004	River Plate	Argentine Primera
Clausura 2008	River Plate	Argentine Primera

References[edit]

^ Pablo Chiapetta (14 May 2008). "Estoy cansado de callarme cosas" [I am tired of keeping things to myself] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
^ Ahumada: "Me voy a arrepentir toda la vida del silencio atroz" infobae.com

External links[edit]

Oscar Ahumada – FIFA competition record (archived)
Guardian statistics
Argentine League statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
Oscar Ahumada at fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] Pablo Chiapetta (14 May 2008). "Estoy cansado de callarme cosas" [I am tired of keeping things to myself] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. Retrieved 10 January 2010.

[2] Ahumada: "Me voy a arrepentir toda la vida del silencio atroz" infobae.com

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