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Mexicans Abroad: Milestones In Spain
Rafa Márquez played his 200th match with Barça in the "Super Clásico" victory against Real Madrid, and ‘El Vasco’ earned a centenary of victories in La Liga.
Dec 14, 2008 11:57:17 PM
In Spain, this was a milestone weekend for two of Mexico’s most notable football figures, who earned their individual accolades at a cost to Real Madrid. El Tri captain Rafa Márquez, played his 200th game with Barcelona in the thrilling "Super Clásico" victory against los Merengues.
Also, manager Javier ‘El Vasco’ Aguirre earned the centenary mark of victories in Spain when Atléti defeated Real Betis and jumped ahead their city rivals in classification. Aguirre has been coaching without interruption in La Liga since he started in the 02/03 season with Osasuna.
Bad news out of the Netherlands, where the undisputed starting position and good form of 20-year old AZ defender, Héctor Moreno, was dealt an unfortunate setback when he suffered a foot fracture that will sideline him for 2 to 3 months.
Elsewhere, PSV’s Carlos Salcido, Eintracht’s Aarón Galindo, and Antonio De Nigris of Ankaraspor have all been linked with a move back to México, particularly with Chivas del Guadalajara.
And in El Salvador, Chalatenango with the Mexicans José Luis Osorio and Manuel Luna, advanced to the final for the first time after they eliminated fellow paisano Arturo Albarrán and Águila.
SPAIN
LIGA BBVA - PRIMERA DIVISION - Week 15
Coach Javier Aguirre, Atlético de Madrid
12/14: Atlético 2-0 Real Betis
Rafael Márquez, Barcelona
12/9: CL: Barcelona 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk (No Activity)
12/13: Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid (90 minutes, 1 yellow card)
Andrés Guardado, Deportivo La Coruña
12/14: Deportivo 0-3 Valladolid (90 minutes)
Omar Bravo, Deportivo La Coruña
12/14: Deportivo 0-3 Valladolid (30 minutes)
Guillermo Franco, Villareal
12/10: CL: Villareal 0-2 Celtic (35 minutes, 1 red card)
12/14: Villareal 0-1 Sevilla (minutes)
Jonathan dos Santos, Barcelona (División de Honor Juvenil)
12/14: Week 15: Barcelona Juvenil ‘A’ 1-2 Lleida (74 minutes)
SUPERLIGA FEMENIL
Maribel Domínguez, Euromat Unió Esportiva L'Estartit
12/14: Week 12: L’Estartit 0-2 Colegio Alemán (90 minutes, 1 yellow card)
LIGA ADELANTE - SEGUNDA DIVISION - Week 16
Javier Iturriaga, UD Salamanca
12/14: UD Salamanca 3-0 Levante (No Activity)
SEGUNDA DIVISION “B” - Week 17
Juan Seguro, Real Unión
12/14: Real Unión 1-0 Real Sociedad “B” (No Activity)
ENGLAND
PREMIER LEAGUE - Week 17
Carlos Vela, Arsenal
12/10: CL: Arsenal 0-2 FC Porto (90 minutes)
12/13: Arsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough (Substitute, Not Used)
Giovani dos Santos, Tottenham Hotspurs
12/13: Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United (No Activity)
Gio completed his injury rehabilitation and will begin training again with the first team starting next week. To his misfortune, he was photographed drunk after a Tottenham Christmas party, in what the British tabloid the Daily Mirror stated “the most impressive performance anyone has witnessed from Dos Santos so far this season.”
Nery Castillo, Manchester City
Nery continues training with the Citizens until he serves out the remainder of his loan. His representative, Juan Carlos Padilla, has indicated that they have started negotiations to help find a new team for Nery and get him match-ready for the first qualifier of the Hexagonal.
GERMANY
BUNDESLIGA - Week 17
Ricardo Osorio, VfB Stuttgart
12/13: VfB Stuttgart 2-2 Bayern Munich (90 minutes)
Pável Pardo, VfB Stuttgart
12/13: VfB Stuttgart 2-2 Bayern Munich (No Activity)
Pável Pardo has not fully recovered from muscular problems and was not considered for this match, but manager Markus Babbel has stated his intention to save Pardo for next weeks UEFA cup match.
Aarón Galindo, Eintracht Frankfurt
12/13: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 Hamburg SV (90 minutes)
Galindo returned to action after serving a suspension by the club. During the week, it was rumored that Chivas del Guadalajara are in negotiations to repatriate the player and sign him for the upcoming Torneo Clausura 2009 of Mexican football.
NETHERLANDS
EREDIVISIE - Week 14
Carlos Salcido, PSV Eindhoven
12/9: CL: PSV 1-3 Liverpool (90 minutes)
12/14: PSV 1-1 Vitesse Arnhem (90 minutes)
Francisco Rodríguez, PSV Eindhoven
12/9: CL: PSV 1-3 Liverpool (Substitute, Not Used)
12/14: PSV 1-1 Vitesse Arnhem (Substitute, Not Used)
Héctor Moreno, AZ Alkmaar
12/13: AZ 1-0 Feyenoord Rotterdam (20 minutes)
Moreno sustained an injury after twenty minutes of play. The results of a metatarsal scan on Sunday revealed that he suffered a fracture to his right foot which will cost him two to three months of inactivity.
TURKEY
Süper Lig - Week 15
Antonio De Nigris, Ankaraspor
12/14: Ankaraspor 2-0 Denizlispor (No Activity)
AMERICAS
URUGUAY
Torneo Apertura 2008 - Week 13
Nathaniel Revetria, Club Atlético River Plate
12/13: River Plate 3-1 Bella Vista (Substitute, Not Used)
VENEZUELA - Week 17
Rodrigo Prieto, Carabobo FC
12/14: Carabobo FC 0-1 Anzoátegui (90 minutes)
EL SALVADOR
Torneo Apertura 2008 - Semifinal Second Leg
Chalatenango advances to their first ever final in El Salvador’s Primera Division. Águila has been eliminated.
Arturo Albarrán, CD Águila
12/13: Águila 1-0 Chalatenango (Agg: 1-3) (25 minutes)
José Luis Osorio, Club Deportivo Chalatenango
12/13: Águila 1-0 Chalatenango (Agg: 1-3) (90 minutes)
Manuel Luna García, Club Deportivo Chalatenango
12/13: Águila 1-0 Chalatenango (Agg: 1-3) (55 minutes)
-- César García covers México for Goal.com.
Contact him with any questions or comments at: cesar.garcia@goal.com.
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