Juan Arango
Juan Arango (2012 )
Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz, Juan Arango shortly ( born May 17, 1980 in Maracay ) is a Venezuelan footballer who also has Spanish nationality since March 2007. He stands at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga under contract.
Club career
Beginnings in Venezuela and career in Mexico
As a professional player, he had his first inserts the Venezuelan second-division club Nueva Cádiz FC with 17 years in 1997. With his team he grew under the new name Zulianos FC the following season in the first division. From Zulianos FC we went to Caracas FC, but where he stayed for only six months.
In 2000, he took with the change to the Mexican club CF Monterrey ventured abroad in attack. Since he was able to prevail there, he went to the top club CF Pachuca, in which he scored 16 goals in 52 games. But even there it did not keep him long before he went to Puebla FC.
Move to Europe
RCD Mallorca
The big leap in his career and thus he achieved great fame with his move to Spain, where he earned a long-term contract with RCD Mallorca signed in 2004. Again, he could show that he is an extremely dangerous midfielder. Arango is also known for his goals from a great distance, such as in the 2006/07 season at home against Levante UD, in which he overcame the keeper from 35 meters or on December 9, 2012, when he on the 16th matchday of the Bundesliga against 1 FSV Mainz 05 a goal from about 45 meters achieved, which was voted goal of the month later.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
In July 2009, Arango signed a contract running until 2012 with Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he runs with the shirt number 18. Extended his contract Arango in February 2012 to early 2014.
When Borussia Arango was achieved by his free-kicks in a short time to the supporting figure in midfield. Under coach Lucien Favre he formed with Marco Reus, Mike Hanke and Patrick Herrmann a quartet, which Borussia Mönchengladbach from relegation Almost made in the 2011/2012 season for the Champions League qualifiers. In the 2012/2013 season Arango was one of the top performers of the team. His goal on November 8, 2012 for the second leg against Olympique Marseille to a 2-2 draw was a reason that the team was able to reach the round of the UEFA Europa League.
National
Arango made his debut for the national team on 27 January 1999 in a friendly match against Denmark. As captain of the Venezuelan national team, he was in 2012 elected as the best Venezuelan footballer of all time. He participated in every Copa America since 1999. On June 7, 2013 Arango scored in the 1-1 draw in the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia, the interim 1-0 lead for Venezuela; now with 118 caps and 22 goals Arango was at the same time most capped player and leading scorer of his home country.
Play
Arango impresses with his left foot. It is incredibly hard to deliver, but still very accurate shots or high balls with his left foot in the situation. Even under distress he always has the desire to find the way forward. Due to its full extent attacking football he wears on turnovers, bad passes by caused by him, part of the blame. He has incredible technique and may also exist at an excessive number of opponents. In addition to a lack of defensive work and sprint weakness, his right foot in the game is considered to be unusable. So Arango said of his right foot, that with the right foot nothing would work, absolutely nothing. He would only have to getting into the car, to open the throttle and brakes [ ... ]. His often accused him run weakness were improved in Gladbach times. Vorzuheben are also his dangerous free kicks, which often lead to scoring, and Arango itself among the world's best free kick taker.
Others
Juan Arango is in his Venezuelan homeland called " Arangol " following his goal threat. Another nickname is " El Huracán del caribe ", which translates as " The hurricane of the Caribbean" means. He is regarded as the best Venezuelan player of all time and is one of the few players in his home country who have ever played in a European top league.