Sergio Agüero retired: goodbye to mischief, incredible records and the memory of the devilish dribble

Sergio Agüero retired: goodbye to mischief, incredible records and the memory of the devilish dribble

He made his debut in Independiente at the age of 15, with Oscar Ruggeri as coach, then he arrived in Spain, where he was an idol at Atlético Madrid, getting international titles and went to Manchester City in the Premier League, a place where he was a legend, but after a decade left to land at Barcelona.

During that period, his bond with the Argentine national team shirt was permanent, he played the 2010 World Cups in South Africa, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, being a buddy with Lionel Messi and sharing – in a skipped way – the lead with Gonzalo “Pipita” Higuaín.

He was champion with the Under 20 National Team in two World Cups, the Netherlands 2005 (he was a great part substitute) and Canada 2007, where he was one of the figures, in addition to achieving the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and then achieving also the Copa América 2021 with the largest, and leave behind the runners-up in Chile 2015 and the United States 2016.

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Where he was he scored goals, but not just any kind of goals, but decisive and also in quantity since he scored 385 goals in 685 games: Independiente (23), Atlético Madrid (101), Manchester City (260) and Barcelona (1).

In the Argentine National Team he played 97 games and scored 42 goals, being the third scorer with the Albiceleste shirt, behind Messi with 80 and Gabriel Batistuta, with 54.

But Agüero’s numbers not only led him to be classified as one of the best forwards in the world, but his game was accompanied by epic moments in the history of the places where he passed.

Is that “Kun” is the top foreign gunner in the history of the Premier with 182 goals and it is the fourth of the historical table led by Alan Shearer (260), Wayne Rooney (208) and Andy Cole (187), unlike these three the Argentine scored all his goals with the same shirt.

A goal of his gave “City” the Premier League title after 44 years and from then on he became an idol of the fans, and although he achieved all possible titles at the local level, he could not get the Champions League , given that they lost the final 2021 against Chelsea (1-0).

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A devilish dribble

Since his emergence in the First Division of Independiente, with only 15 years, Agüero dazzled all Argentine football, despite the fact that he had previously been rejected in Lanús and Quilmes, his father took him to the “red” that offered him better possibilities.

Agüero, born in Quilmes and who grew up in a humble home, soon won the affection of the “red” fans, especially for the goals he scored against Racing in classics that remained in history, but could not lift any trophies.

His transfer to Atlético Madrid, three years later for 20 million dollars, placed “Kun” in a team with which he won the Europa League and the European Super Cup, and from there he jumped to City for 35 million dollars.

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In the English team he managed to mark milestones in each game and with the passing of the seasons, while he was always a fixed name in the Argentine National Team, although not always with the ownership on the surface.

After a decade in the “citizen” and without having a place in Guardiola’s team, Agüero achieved the title number 15 with the obtaining of the Premier League and after losing the final of the Champions League he left with the pass in his power and ended up in Barcelona.

In principle, the joy, after obtaining the Copa América with Argentina, was to be able to see Messi and Agüero in the same club, friends from a very young age, but the conflict with the entity “culé” and “Pulga”, motivated the exit from crack to PSG.

Only a cardiac arrhythmia could stop Agüero and pushed him to the decision to hang up his boots, at 33 years old and with an impeccable career.

Source From: Ambito

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