Agustín Orión
 Orión with Colo-Colo in 2018 | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Agustín Ignacio Orión | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ramos Mejía, Argentina | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2003–2010 | San Lorenzo | 126 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Estudiantes LP | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Boca Juniors | 203 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Racing Club | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2017– | Colo-Colo | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Argentina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 september 2018 | |||||||||||||
Agustín Ignacio Orión (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣusˈtin oˈɾjon]; born 26 June 1981) is an Argentine football goalkeeper who currently plays for Colo-Colo.
Club career
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Orion was San Lorenzo's first choice goalkeeper in 2007, when he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament.
On 9 December 2009, the goalkeeper left San Lorenzo for 500 thousand euros and joined Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]
On July 2011 Orion signed with Boca Juniors, where he won the 2011 Apertura.[3] In 2013, Agustín received offers from important European clubs, but he decided to stay in Boca Juniors, because he is an important piece in the team and he loves the club.
On August 2016 Orion signed with Racing Club.
International career
Orion was called up to the Argentina national football team as third goalkeeper behind Roberto Abbondanzieri and Juan Pablo Carrizo for the 2007 Copa América held in Venezuela.[4]
He made his debut for the Albiceleste against Brazil in the Superclásico de las Américas in September 2011.[4]
In June 2014, Orion was named in Argentina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[5]
International appearances
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | September 14, 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina |  | 0–0 | Draw | 2011 Roca Cup.[6][7] |
| 2. | September 28, 2011 | Belém, Brazil | | 2–0 | Lost | 2011 Roca Cup.[6][7] |
| 3. | November 21, 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | | 2–1 | Won | 2012 Superclásico de las Américas |
Honours
Club
International
- Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 2014
- Copa America: Runner-up 2007
Individual
- Ubaldo Fillol Award (1): 2011 Apertura (with Boca Juniors)
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 June 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ San lorenzo vendio a orion a estudiantes
- ↑ "Esto es lo máximo". Diario Olé. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- 1 2 "Agustin ORION". FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Argentina World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Brasil y Argentina se enfrentarán en septiembre". FIFA. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil". AFA. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agustín Orión. |
- Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Agustín Orión at National-Football-Teams.com
- Agustín Orión at Soccerway
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