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Juan Arango

Juan Arango
Arango with Borussia M'gladbach in 2012
Personal information
Full name Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz
Date of birth (1980-05-16) 16 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Maracay, Venezuela
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1986–1996 UCV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Nueva Cádiz
1999 Zulia 12 (0)
2000 Caracas 19 (5)
2000–2001 Monterrey 45 (6)
2002–2003 Pachuca 52 (16)
2003–2004 Puebla 36 (8)
2004–2009 Mallorca 183 (45)
2009–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach 154 (25)
2014–2016 Tijuana 45 (11)
2016 New York Cosmos 29 (15)
2017 Zulia 15 (2)
2017 New York Cosmos 3 (0)
Total 593 (133)
International career
1999–2015 Venezuela 129 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz (born 16 May 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Arango was considered by some in the sport as the greatest Venezuelan footballer of all time.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

He spent the better part of his professional career in La Liga with Mallorca, appearing in 196 official games, and also played several years with Borussia Mönchengladbach for which he signed at the age of 29.[8]

Arango was Venezuela's record holder in international caps and goals for several years, scoring 22 times in 129 matches between 1999 and 2015.[9][10] He represented the nation in six Copa América tournaments.

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  2. ^ Matchett, Karl (6 February 2017). "Where does Lionel Messi rank among the greatest free-kick takers of all time?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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  4. ^ "In praise of the Bundesliga's Venezuelan magician". Eurosport. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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  6. ^ "Blog: Arango adds Venezuelan spark to midfield". New York Cosmos. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  7. ^ Whitney, Clark (23 September 2013). "20 Greatest Bundesliga midfielders of all time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Gladbach's midfield maestro". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  9. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (30 January 2014). "Juan Arango Saez – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  10. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Venezuela – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

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