Claudio Husaín facts for kids
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| Full name | Claudio Daniel Husaín | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Justo, Argentina | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1984–1992 | Vélez Sársfield | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1993–2000 | Vélez Sársfield | 153 | (5) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Parma | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | → River Plate (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Napoli | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2002 | → River Plate (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Napoli | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | River Plate | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Tigres UANL | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Newell's Old Boys | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Audax Italiano | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 328 | (12) | |||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Argentina U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Argentina | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||
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Claudio Daniel Husaín, born on November 20, 1974, is a former professional football player from Argentina. He was a midfielder, which means he played in the middle of the field. Claudio played for several well-known teams. These included Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina. He also played for S.S.C. Napoli in Italy and Tigres de la UANL in Mexico. Later in his career, he returned to Argentina to play for Newell's Old Boys.
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Claudio Husaín's Club Career
Playing for Parma, Napoli, and River Plate
In 2000, Claudio Husaín joined Parma, a team in Italy. However, he soon moved back to Argentina. He was loaned to River Plate. A loan means a player temporarily plays for another team.
Later that year, in October 2000, he returned to Italy. He joined Napoli. Even though Napoli's team was moved to a lower league, Parma sold Husaín to Napoli in June 2001.
Husaín stayed with Napoli for a while. But in January 2002, he went back to River Plate on another loan. He played for Napoli for half a season in a lower league. Then, in January 2003, he joined River Plate again.
Time with Tigres UANL
In July 2004, Claudio Husaín moved to Mexico. He played for a team called Tigres UANL.
Returning to Newell's Old Boys
Husaín joined Newell's Old Boys in Argentina in July 2004. After playing for San Lorenzo for half a season, he returned to Newell's Old Boys. This happened in January 2007, and it was another one-year loan.
Playing for Defensor Sporting
In August 2009, Claudio Husaín signed with Defensor Sporting. This team is from Uruguay.
Joining Audax Italiano
In January 2010, Husaín signed with Audax Italiano, a club in Chile. However, after a big earthquake happened in Chile in February 2010, he decided to leave the team. This decision effectively marked the end of his professional playing career.
Claudio Husaín's International Career
Claudio Husaín also played for his country, Argentina. He represented the Argentina national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This is one of the biggest football tournaments in the world. He also played in the 1997 Copa América and the 1999 Copa América. These are important tournaments for South American teams.
International Goals for Argentina
Here is a list of the goals Claudio Husaín scored for the Argentina national team:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 November 2000 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Chile |
2–0 | Win | 2002 World Cup qualification |
Claudio Husaín's Personal Life
Claudio Husaín has a brother named Darío Husaín. Darío was also a professional football player.
Claudio was often called El Turco, which means "The Turk." This nickname was given to him because his family came from Lebanese and Syrian backgrounds. In South America, people whose ancestors came from Arab countries were often called "Turks." This is because many of their families arrived with documents from the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s.
Claudio Husaín's Honours and Awards
Claudio Husaín won many titles during his career. He won six Primera Division Argentina titles, which is the top football league in Argentina. Three of these titles were with Vélez Sársfield, and three were with River Plate. He also won five international titles.
Club Honours
Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División: 1993 (Clausura), 1995 (Apertura), 1996 (Clausura), 1998 (Clausura)
- Copa Libertadores: 1994
- Copa Intercontinental: 1994
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
- Copa Interamericana: 1994
- Recopa Sudamericana: Runner-up in 1995 and 1997
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 2002 (Clausura), 2003 (Clausura), 2004 (Clausura)
International Honours
Argentina
- South American Under-17 Football Championship: Third place in 1991
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place in 1991
- Pan American Games: Gold Medalist in 1995
See also
In Spanish: Claudio Husaín para niños
