- Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme (born June 24, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder. Riquelme was part of the Argentina national football team that participated in the 2007 Copa América.
- Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former football superstar. He played in four World Cups and received a FIFA award: "FIFA Internet Player of the Century", after being voted in an international fan poll organized by FIFA in 2000 to choose the best football player of all time. Maradona won various trophies with Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli over the course of his career.
- Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors. He plays as a striker.
- Martín Palermo
Martín "El Loco" Palermo is a professional footballer currently playing for Boca Juniors of Argentina. He has also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata as well as in La Liga for Villarreal CF, Real Betis, and Deportivo Alavés. His career started slowly at Estudiantes de La Plata and it was not until he transferred to Boca Juniors that he won international recognition due to his impressive goal average, and his excellent performances in international matches.
- Fernando Gago
Fernando Rubén Gago is an Argentine football midfielder, who plays for La Liga club Real Madrid.
- Diego Simeone
Diego Pablo Simeone (born April 28, 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer. A midfielder, he is the third most capped player ever for Argentina. When Simeone was 14, his youth coach Victorio Spinetto nicknamed him "Cholo" as his energetic play reminded him of after former Boca Juniors player and Argentine international Carmelo Simeone (no relation). In his club career that started in 1987, Simeone played for Vélez Sarsfield, …
- Neri Cardozo
Neri Raúl Cardozo is an Argentine footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He began his professional career playing for "Fútbol Juvenil" reserves before moving up to the first team. Not long after was sold to the Boca Juniors. His debut for Boca was 16-2-04 against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
- Sebastián Battaglia
Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays with Argentine club Boca Juniors. Even though he was born in the Santa Fe Province, Sebastián began his career with the Boca Juniors' reserve team. He made his professional debut on May 31 1998, and quickly became an important player for Boca Juniors'. He played for 5 years at the club when, in the middle of the 2003/2004 seaons, …
- Hugo Ibarra
Hugo Benjamín Ibarra is an Argentine professional football player currently playing with Boca Juniors in Argentine first division. Born in the northern province of Formosa, Ibarra went to Santa Fe Province to start playing with Colón de Santa Fe. The team was in second division when Ibarra started playing professionally in 1993, but 2 years later the team was promoted to first division.
- Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Bianchi is a former football (soccer) player and coach. Bianchi was top goalscorer of the French league for five years, and scored 385 goals in 546 first division matches (in Argentina and France). As a coach, he obtained 7 Argentine league titles and 8 international titles. He is also Boca Juniors' most successful coach with 8 titles overall. Nevertheless, he has never been able to reproduce with an important European team the successes he had in Argentina.
- Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri (born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine politician. He currently serves as a deputy representing the city of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of Congress, and, since 24 June 2007, is the Head of Government elect of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. He is divorced and has three children. Macri was born in Tandil, in the province of Buenos Aires, and studied at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), …
- Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Guillermo Barros Schelotto is a football player, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Guillermo played for Boca Juniors of the Primera División Argentina from 1996 to 2007. He is the most decorated football player in Argentine football history, having played on teams that won 18 international and domestic titles recognized by FIFA. Barros Schelotto is one of Boca's top scorers in international matches with 25 goals, …
- Bruno Marioni
Bruno Marioni is an Argentine striker for the Argentine football team Boca Juniors of the first division. Marioni started playing for Newell's Old Boys in 1995 before moving to Sporting Lisbon in 1997. After 2 seasons in Portugal, Marioni returned to Argentina joining Estudiantes de La Plata (Clausura 1999) and the Club Atlético Independiente. In 2000 he again played in Europe, with Villarreal CF for one season, and after the Clausura 2001 again with Independiente, …
- Jesús Dátolo
Jesús Alberto Dátolo is an Argentine professional football player. He currently plays for Argentine giant Boca Juniors. He started his career at Cañuelas FC in the Argentine 4th Division in 2000. In 2002 he was signed by Banfield of the Primera Division Argentina and he broke into the first squad in 2005 and 2006, scoring six goals. In mid-2006, Boca Juniors bought the 50% of his pass and the 100% of the sports rights, but with Boca he has seldom played as a starter.
- Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine footballer who made his name with Argentine giants Boca Juniors and later in Brazil with Corinthians. He now plays for West Ham United. He is regarded as one of the most promising prospects to come out of Argentina. Like Argentine teammate Lionel Messi, he has been labelled as the "New Maradona". Diego Maradona once described him as the "Argentine prophet for the 21st century".
- Reimond Manco
Reimond Manco is a Peruvian football forward who plays for Alianza Lima of the Peruvian Football League. He is a fine dribbler and an excellent passer. He has proved to be one of Peru's most promising prospects for the national team in the near future after his showing in the 2007 South American Under 17 Football Championship, in which he was selected as player of the tournament.
- Pablo Migliore
Pablo Migliore is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born on January 27 1982, in the Morón Partido of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. He currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Primera División Argentina. Migliore started his career with Germinal de Rawson before moving to Huracán in 2003. In 2004 Migliore was loaned to Deportivo Madryn and in 2006 he was sold to Argentine giants Boca Juniors.
- Nicolás Burdisso
Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional football centre back player currently playing for Internazionale of the Serie A. He started playing professionally for the Argentine team Boca Juniors in 1999. With Boca Juniors he won 2 Argentine Championships (2000 Apertura and 2003 Apertura), 3 Copa Libertadores (2000, 2001, 2003) and 2 Intercontinental Cups (2000, 2003). In 2004 he moved to Internazionale for € 3.5 million, signing a 4-year contract.
- Facundo Sava
Facundo Sava is an Argentine professional football player who currently plays as a striker. He is perhaps best known for his unique goal celebration where he donned a mask which was stored in one of his socks. He started his career at Ferro Carril Oeste before earning a move to Boca Juniors in 1996. It wasn't long after his move to Boca, that he was sold on to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. In 2002, Sava was sold to Fulham for £2 million; from there, …
- Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo David Moreno is an Argentine football forward, who currently plays for Necaxa of the Primera División de México. Moreno began his career with Boca Juniors, making his debut for the team September 26, 1999. He had a brief but successful stint with the team, scoring 5 goals in the Copa Libertadores 2000 match against Bolivian Blooming.
- Gonzalo Bergessio
Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio aka El Hambre is an Argentine footballer currently playing for SL Benfica in the Portuguese Liga. He was born in Córdoba, Argentina on July 20 1984. Bergessio plays as a striker and weights about 72 kg and is 178 cm tall. He is known for his deadly pace and for his ability to finish at high speeds. He first started playing at Club Atlético Platense where he and Andrés Madrid were the main starlets of the clubs youth academy but, …
- Diego Cagna
Diego Sebastián Cagna is a retired Argentine professional football midfielder, he currently works as the manager of Argentine 2nd division side Club Atlético Tigre. His first professional first division match was in December 1988, with Argentinos Juniors. He transferred to Independiente at the beginning of 1992, where he played for 4 years. Cagna played then with Boca Juniors from the Apertura 1996 until the end of 1999 when, …
- Marcelo Delgado
Marcelo Alejandro Delgado is an Argentine football player, currently playing for Barcelona Sporting Club. Nicknamed "El Chelo", he played for several clubs including Rosario Central, Racing Club, Boca Juniors, Barcelona SC and Mexican Cruz Azul.
- Clemente Rodríguez
Clemente Juan Rodríguez is an Argentine Football (soccer) player that currently plays for RCD Espanyol. He was an important player for Boca Juniors before he signed for Spartak Moscow, and then again for the first semester of 2007. He plays as a left back. Rodríguez was part of the gold medal winning Argentine national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. From 2007/08 season, he will play for RCD Espanyol.
- Gonzalo Higuaín
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín is an Argentine-French footballer. He currently plays as a striker at the Spanish club Real Madrid. Gonzalo Higuaín was born in France whilst his father, professional Argentine footballer Jorge "El Pipa" Higuaín, was playing for Brest, at that time in the French Ligue 1. Having left the country at the age of 10 months, not returning until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Even though he does not speak French, he holds a French passport, …
- Jonathan Maidana
Jonathan Maidana is an Argentine football defender. He was born on July 29 1985, in the city of Adrogué in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Primera Division Argentina. Maidana made his debut for Boca with a 9 minute substitute appearance in a 2-2 draw with São Paulo Futebol Clube in the Recopa Sudamericana 2006. Maidana has represented the Argentina national football team at Under-20 level.
- Walter Samuel
Walter Adrián Samuel (born March 22, 1978 in Laborde, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian league. Samuel started playing professionally in 1996 in Argentina for Newell's Old Boys, and a year later moved to Boca Juniors where he stayed until 2000. In that year AS Roma bought his contract for €19.8m. He gained notoriety as one of the best defense players of the Italian league, …
- Federico Insúa
Federico Insúa is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Club America (Mexico). Nicknamed "El Pocho", Insúa grew up in a middle class family in Buenos Aires. He moved to the youth teams of Argentinos Juniors from the "Club Parque" football school, and debuted professionally on November 18 1997. After 5 seasons with the club, he transferred to Club Atlético Independiente in 2002.
- Nolberto Solano
Nolberto "Nobby" Albino Solano Todco (born December 12, 1974, Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for English club Newcastle United. He is a popular figure in his native Peru, where he is seen as one of the most famous Peruvians. He even has a postage stamp in his name and figure. His talents in football range from accurate crosses to accomplished dead-ball skills and he has traditionally played either on the right wing, …
- Aldo Bobadilla
Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos is a football player from Paraguay who plays as a goalkeeper. Bobadilla started his career at Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño, then moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata of Argentina. He returned to Paraguay to play for Club Libertad until mid 2006, when he signed for Argentine Boca Juniors. Bobadilla was part of the Paraguayan national football team that competed in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- José Luis Calderón
José Luis Calderon is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata in his home country. After a promising spell in the youth system of Club Defensores de Cambaceres, he was transferred to the team he's a fan of-Estudiantes, where his goals helped the team return from relegation in 1994. Later, he has played for Club Atlético Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina, as well as CF Atlas and Club América in Mexico.
- Miguel Caneo
Miguel Eduardo Caneo is an Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for Chilean club Colo-Colo. As a young boy he was part of the Boca Juniors youth system, to make his professional debut in the first team in 2003. He was then transferred to Argentine club Quilmes in 2005 before joining Colo-Colo in 2006. In the January 2007 transfer window, Caneo returned to his native Argentina to play for Godoy Cruz de Mendoza. Caneo is married to Guadalupe Balan.
- Mariano Pavone
Mariano Pavone is an Argentine footballer. He was born on May 27 1982, in the city of Tres Sargentos, Buenos Aires province.
- Sergio Orteman
Sergio Daniel Orteman is a Uruguayan footballer, who plays as a midfielder for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor Orteman began his career in Uruguayan club Central Español in 1997. In 2001 he was transferred to Olimpia of Paraguay. A year later, Orteman was part of the Olimpia team that won the 2002 Copa Libertadores (being selected as the most valuable player of the tournament) and the 2003 Recopa Sudamericana.
- Andrés Franzoia
Andrés Franzoia is an Argentine football midfielder. He was born on October 21 1985, in the city of San Pedro in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Primera Division Argentina. Franzoia is a product of the Boca Juniors youth system, he made his professional debut 0n May 29 2005 in a 0-0 draw with Estudiantes de La Plata. In his second game for the club he scored a goal in a remarkable 7-1 win over San Lorenzo.
- Pedro Troglio
Pedro Antonio Troglio is a retired Argentine football player and manager of Independiente. During his career as a footballer, Troglio played for River Plate, as well as at the 1990 FIFA World Cup with the Argentina, where he scored a goal against the USSR. During the final years of his career, Troglio played for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and Villa Dálmine (a fourth division team where he played alongside fellow veterans José Basualdo, Roberto Monserrat, …
- Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former football player. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" ("The Big-Headed One"), Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina. Ruggeri started his career at Boca Juniors, playing with Diego Maradona, with whom he won a league title in 1981. In 1985 he moved to rivals River Plate, where he won the Libertadores Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and another league title in 1986.
- Kily González
Cristian Alberto González Peret is an Argentine football player currently playing for Rosario Central. He played his first professional match for Rosario Central in 1993, where he played until 1995 when he moved to Boca Juniors. In 1996 he transferred to Real Zaragoza in Spain and in 1999 to Valencia CF. In 2003, he followed his former Valencia coach Héctor Cuper to Inter Milan. He was released by Inter after the 2005/2006 season, …
- Freddy Guarín
Freddy Alejandro Guarín Vasquez is a football player for AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE) in France. Guarin is a versatile player, comfortable in the center or right side of midfield, and has represented Colombia at all youth levels. In 2006, Freddy received his first full international caps to represent Colombia in a series of pre-World Cup friendlies. Guarin possesses a ferocious right footed shot from distance with which he has scored at two World Youth Cups.
- Claudio Caniggia
Claudio Paul Caniggia is a legendary Argentine football forward, who played for the Argentine national team in two World Cups, and was a member of both rival clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors.