Fernando Redondo
Fernando Redondo ( born July 6, 1969 in Buenos Aires ), full name Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri, is a former Argentine footballer. The defensive midfielder playmaker qualities won with the Argentine national football team in the Copa América in 1993, with Real Madrid and AC Milan between 1998 and 2003 three times, the UEFA Champions League.
Career
Redondo began in the youth of the bonarenser suburb clubs Talleres de Remedios de Escalada CA, where he also played indoor soccer. In 1985 he was South American champions with the Argentine U -17 national team and joined the Argentinos Juniors to where he already made his debut at age 16 in the first team.
1990 Redondo was committed by the Spanish side CD Tenerife, where the Argentine football world champions from 1986 and ex- Real Madrid 's Jorge Valdano conducted the training. After four relatively successful years changed " El Principe " as he is called by his fans, along with Valdano at Real Madrid. Real paid for doing Redondo 5 million U.S. dollars.
With Real Argentina won the 1995 and 1997 the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Champions League in 1998 and 2000. 1999/2000er In the season in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Manchester United pushed Redondo at the gate to 3:2 for real the former Manchester United defender Henning Mount the ball with a hoe through the legs and played perfectly for striker Raul, who had the ball slide only. In English usage, this action is referred to only as "the backheel of Old Trafford ". Real finally won the finals and Redondo was voted player of the CL season. In the same year Redondo was transferred for approximately € 17.5 million to AC Milan. Due to the sale of midfielder strategists took place in Madrid's city center riots.
However, he could not afford a big contribution for his new club in the first two seasons by serious knee injuries. Received great attention for the Argentine when he announced in September 2001 to abandon until the time of his comeback on his salary. Only on 3 December 2002, he was in the cup match against Ancona Calcio his debut for AC Milan. In the seasons 2002/ 03 and 2003/ 04, he entered each 8 times for Milan in Serie A. In the season 2002/ 03 he won the Champions League with Milan. He entered it in the competition five times for his club, but was not in the final installation. In 2004, he won the Italian championship with AC Milan. After that season, Fernando Redondo ended his career because of recurring injuries.
National
Fernando Redondo played a total of 29 times for the Argentine national soccer team. Most inserts had the defensive midfielder between 1992 and 1994 under coach Alfio Basile team. Before the World Cup in Italy in 1990 there were rumors about a possible convening of the then young stars. Redondo said from the then team manager, as he officially graduated did not want to interrupt. Unofficially, it was thought, the Argentines did not agree with the very defensive tactics of the former team coach Carlos Bilardo.
In 1992, Redondo with Argentina, which takes place as King Fahd Cup Erstaustragung of the Confederations Cup. The following year he won with Argentina in the Copa America Ecuador in 1993, where he was expelled in the final group match of the field. But he was eligible to play again from the semi-finals. In 1994 he participated in the Football World Cup 1994 in part in the U.S., where the Argentines were eliminated in the second round.
Before the Football World Cup 1998 in France Redondo coach Daniel Passarella was thrown from out of the team because he had long hair. Official Statement from Passarella was that he wanted to use the midfield strategist on the left side, but Redondo insisted on his place in midfield. 1999 followed under new coach Marcelo Bielsa three more bets ( against the Netherlands in March and twice against Brazil in September). 2-0 home win against neighbors, he was elected "Man of the Match". Although Bielsa was hoping for more inserts Redondo, he ended his career as a team, in order to concentrate on his club Real Madrid.
In his early days in the national team of Argentina Diego Maradona was his friend and mentor.
Achievements
National
- Copa América: 1993
- Confederations Cup: 1992
Association
- World Cup: 1998
- Champions League: 1998, 2000, 2003
- Spanish Champion: 1995, 1997
- Italian Champion: 2004
Honors
- UEFA Player of the Year: 2000