Eduardo Salvio
Encyclopedia
Eduardo Antonio Salvio is an Argentine
footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga
, mainly as a right winger.
, a port city in the province
of Buenos Aires
. At only 17, he was promoted to the first team of Club Atlético Lanús
for the 2007 Apertura, but did not appear in any games in the tournament, as the Granate finished in top position.
Salvio made his debut for Lanús' first team on 24 August 2008, in a game against Boca Juniors
. He scored his first goal(s) for the club in a 4–2 win against Argentinos Juniors
, exactly two months later. Overall, he netted nine goals in the season as the team finished fourth overall, and was also its joint-leading goal scorer, along with José Sand
.
On 19 August 2009, Salvio scored twice in the first leg of Lanús' first stage
Copa Sudamericana
match, netting two late goals to help his team come from behind to defeat Club Atlético River Plate
(2–1 away win, 3–1 on aggregate). In early January of the following year, after months of speculation, he signed for Atlético Madrid in Spain
, for a reported transfer fee of €
10 millions.
on 18 February 2010, and scored his first goals for the Colchoneros in a 3–1 La Liga
home win against CD Tenerife
, on 25 April. On 12 May, he appeared as a substitute in the Europa League final against Fulham
, replacing José Antonio Reyes
in the 76th minute of the 2–1 win.
On 19 August 2010, after speculation linked him to several clubs, mostly in Spain but also in Portugal
, S.L. Benfica and Atlético Madrid agreed on a season-long loan for Salvio, with the Lisbon
club also buying 20% of his rights for €2.5 millions. On 18 December, he opened his goal scoring for the Reds, scoring twice in a 5–2 home win against Rio Ave FC.
After a relatively slow start to Portuguese football
, Salvio became a regular fixture for Benfica in the second part of 2010–11, partnering several compatriots in the squad, and usually appearing as a right winger. On 20 February 2011, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 away win against city rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal. Three days later, he scored his first goal in European competition, with an impressive 20-yard strike against German
side VfB Stuttgart
in the Europa League's round of 32 (2–0 away success, 4–1 on aggregate). To finalize that week, in a home league match against C.S. Marítimo, he scored the equalizing goal minutes after the away side opened the scoring, in an eventual 2–1 home win, and finished the campaign with 39 official games, netting 10 times.
Salvio officially returned to Atlético on 19 May to begin his rehabilitation on a calf
injury sustained whilst still at Benfica, in a Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven.
in Venezuela
. The national team underperformed in the championship, failing to qualify to the that year
's FIFA U-20 World Cup
, thus being unable to defend its 2007 title
.
On 20 May 2009, aged 19, Salvio made his full
international debut in a friendly
match with Panama
. The Argentine side, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won it 3–1.
Benfica
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, mainly as a right winger.
Lanús
Salvio was born in AvellanedaAvellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
, a port city in the province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. At only 17, he was promoted to the first team of Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
for the 2007 Apertura, but did not appear in any games in the tournament, as the Granate finished in top position.
Salvio made his debut for Lanús' first team on 24 August 2008, in a game against Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
. He scored his first goal(s) for the club in a 4–2 win against Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
, exactly two months later. Overall, he netted nine goals in the season as the team finished fourth overall, and was also its joint-leading goal scorer, along with José Sand
José Sand
José Gustavo Sand , commonly known as José Sand and nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine footballer Striker who currently plays for Club Tijuana in the Primera División Mexicana.-Early career:...
.
On 19 August 2009, Salvio scored twice in the first leg of Lanús' first stage
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season...
Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
match, netting two late goals to help his team come from behind to defeat Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
(2–1 away win, 3–1 on aggregate). In early January of the following year, after months of speculation, he signed for Atlético Madrid in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, for a reported transfer fee of €
Euro
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10 millions.
Atlético Madrid
Salvio made his official debut for Atlético in a UEFA Europa League game against Galatasaray SKGalatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
on 18 February 2010, and scored his first goals for the Colchoneros in a 3–1 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
home win against CD Tenerife
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife . Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.-History:Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in...
, on 25 April. On 12 May, he appeared as a substitute in the Europa League final against Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, replacing José Antonio Reyes
José Antonio Reyes
José Antonio Reyes Calderón is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.Mainly a left winger but also a forward, he made his professional debuts for hometown's Sevilla at only 16, signing with England's Arsenal aged 20.After a relatively successful career abroad, Reyes...
in the 76th minute of the 2–1 win.
On 19 August 2010, after speculation linked him to several clubs, mostly in Spain but also in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, S.L. Benfica and Atlético Madrid agreed on a season-long loan for Salvio, with the Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
club also buying 20% of his rights for €2.5 millions. On 18 December, he opened his goal scoring for the Reds, scoring twice in a 5–2 home win against Rio Ave FC.
After a relatively slow start to Portuguese football
Football in Portugal
- History :Football started to gain popularity in Portugal in the late 19th century, brought by Portuguese students who returned from England.right|250px|thumb...
, Salvio became a regular fixture for Benfica in the second part of 2010–11, partnering several compatriots in the squad, and usually appearing as a right winger. On 20 February 2011, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 away win against city rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal. Three days later, he scored his first goal in European competition, with an impressive 20-yard strike against German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
side VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
in the Europa League's round of 32 (2–0 away success, 4–1 on aggregate). To finalize that week, in a home league match against C.S. Marítimo, he scored the equalizing goal minutes after the away side opened the scoring, in an eventual 2–1 home win, and finished the campaign with 39 official games, netting 10 times.
Salvio officially returned to Atlético on 19 May to begin his rehabilitation on a calf
Calf (anatomy)
In human anatomy the calf is the back portion of the lower leg . In terms of muscle systems, the calf corresponds to the posterior compartment of the leg. Within the posterior compartment, the two largest muscles are known together as the calf muscle and attach to the heel via the Achilles tendon...
injury sustained whilst still at Benfica, in a Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven.
International career
In January 2009, Salvio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship2009 South American Youth Championship
The 2009 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for national teams U-20 who are associated with the football federation CONMEBOL. It was the 24th time the tournament was held and took place in Venezuela from January 19 to February 8...
in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. The national team underperformed in the championship, failing to qualify to the that year
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
's FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
, thus being unable to defend its 2007 title
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...
.
On 20 May 2009, aged 19, Salvio made his full
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
international debut in a friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
match with Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
. The Argentine side, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won it 3–1.
Club statistics
- (correct as of 24 May 2011)
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup Continental Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Lanús Club Atlético LanúsClub Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...2008–09 29 9 0 0 2 0 31 9 2009–10 12 2 0 0 4 2 16 4 Total 41 11 0 0 6 2 47 13 Atlético Madrid 2009–10 2009–10 La Liga- Personnel and sponsoring :- Before the start of the season :- During the season :-League table:||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|...13 2 0 0 8 0 21 2 Benfica 2010–11 19 4 9 3 11 3 39 10 Total 19 4 9 3 11 3 39 10 Atlético Madrid 2011–12 2011–12 La LigaThe 2011–12 La Liga season is the 81st since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in the previous season for the third time in a row. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and will end on 13 May 2012...8 0 0 0 4 1 12 1 Total 21 2 0 0 12 1 33 3 Career Total 74 17 9 3 29 6 112 26
Club
Atlético Madrid- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
Benfica
- Portuguese League Cup: 2010–112010–11 Taça da LigaThe 2010–11 Taça da Liga was the fourth edition of the portuguese Taça da Liga. The first matches were played on August 8, 2010. The final was scheduled on April 23, 2011 where Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira 2-1, and won their third title. The final was played at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra,...