Jorge Higuaín
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Nicolás Higuaín | ||
Date of birth | 8 June 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1980 | Nueva Chicago | 110 | (5) |
1981–1982 | Gimnasia La Plata | 78 | (4) |
1982–1985 | San Lorenzo | 97 | (9) |
1985–1986 | Boca Juniors | 59 | (5) |
1986–1988 | Brest | 33 | (1) |
1988–1990 | River Plate | 131 | (5) |
1990-1991 | Banfield | 2 | (2) |
Total | 477 | (30) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2007 |
Jorge Nicolás Higuaín[1][2] (born 8 June 1957) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender. During his playing career, he played for Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Stade Brestois 29, the latter of which was at French top division.
Personal life
[edit]Higuaín is married to Nancy Zacarías, an artist with whom he has four sons, including Federico and Gonzalo.[3] His two middle sons followed in their father's footsteps as professional footballers and began their careers at River Plate.
References
[edit]- ^ "Higuaín, entre Francia y Argentina" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Higuain Federico, il fratello di un Dio minore. Ma ora c'è aria di rivincita" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Federico ganó el duelo de los hermanos Higuaín
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine people of Basque descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Banfield footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Living people
- Atlético Tucumán managers
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine football defender stubs