Federico Insúa (born January 3, 1980 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors .

[edit] Career

Nicknamed El Pocho, Insúa grew up in a middle class family in Buenos Aires^[1]. He moved to the youth teams of Argentinos Juniors from the Club Parque football school, and debuted professionally on November 18 1997^[2]. After 5 seasons with the club, he transferred to Club Atlético Independiente in 2002. After winning a local championship with Independiente, he moves to Spanish first division Málaga CF in 2003, but after only one unsuccessful season he returns to Independiente. ^[1]

At the beginning of the 2005/2006 season Insúa again transferred, this time to Boca Juniors, debuting for Boca in the 4-1 victory over Gimnasia de Jujuy. Even though he had a slow start, he succeeded in becoming the play maker Boca Juniors needed, winning a local title and 2 international cups by the end of 2005.

On July 28, 2006, Federico Insúa transferred for 4 Million Euros to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach, which hoped to fill a gap in its offensive midfield. The 26-year-old midfielder put pen to paper on a four-year deal. The Argentine international wore the number ten shirt for Borussia.^[1] On February 3, 2007, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game against Arminia Bielefeld.

After the relegation of Borussia in the Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07. He was sold to Club América for 7.5 million US Dollars, for 4 years, and he will get paid $1,875,000 US Dollars a year. He had joined the squad on June 27, 2007.

On July 27, 2008 Insúa opens the 1-0 score against Santos Laguna on the first match of the Apertua 2008 / Clausura 2009 season. In early January 2009 he was sent on loan to brother team Necaxa (whom, at that time, was still playing with the Primera Division league) where he felt the consequence of a rellegation. On May 15, 2009 he was sold back to Boca Juniors for 3.5 million dollars. He was to finish his last year of a 3 year contract with América but he rather declined, on 18 July 2009 was loaned out to Boca Juniors for one year^[3].

[edit] International Career

Insúa debuted for the Argentina national football team in January 2003, and has been capped 12 times.^[4]

[edit] Titles

• Primera División Argentina Apertura 2002 (with Independiente)
• Recopa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
• Primera División Argentina Apertura 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
• Copa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
• Primera División Argentina 2006 Clausura (with Boca Juniors)

[edit] External links

• Boca Juniors.com (Spanish)
• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
• Guardian statistics
• Unofficial Independiente fans' site (Spanish)
• Footbal Database provides Stats and Profile for Federico Insúa

[edit] References

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