5. marcos rojo
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Birthdate:
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20 Mar 1990
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Birthplace:
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La Plate, Argentina
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Position:
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Defender
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Appearances
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4
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Goals Scored
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0
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Joined United:
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20 Aug 2014
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United Debut:
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14 Sept 2014 v QPR (H)
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International:
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Argentina
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Manchester United's new
no.5, Marcos Rojo, is an aggressive, accomplished Argentinian defender with a
tough-tackling style that is sure to prove popular at Old Trafford.
The highly-rated South
American starred at this summer's World Cup in Brazil, where he played in six
of his country's seven games and only missed the quarter-final win over Belgium
due to suspension.
Rojo also scored his
first-ever international goal during Argentina's 3-2 group-stage win over
Nigeria. Respected analysts Castrol Index even selected the 24-year-old in
their official Team of the Tournament with an average rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Argentina head coach
Alessandro Sabella had previously worked with Rojo during their time together
at Estudiantes, winning the Copa Libertadores in 2009 and the Torneo Apertura
the following year.
A move to Europe and
Spartak Moscow followed, although the youngster struggled to settle in Russia
with Nemanja Vidic’s former club. Nonetheless, senior international recognition
with Argentina was still forthcoming and he competed at the Copa America as he
proved his value at the highest level. A switch to Sporting was sealed
in the summer of 2012 for a fee of around £3.5million and, after adapting to
life in the Portuguese league, he excelled throughout the 2013/14 campaign and
impressed in a side that finished runners-up to Benfica.
Although regularly playing at left-back for Argentina, Rojo was
often deployed in the middle of Sporting Lisbon’s defence and looks suited to
playing as part of a three-man backline - which would of course suit Louis van
Gaal's 3-5-2 formation this season.
Rojo
- whose surname translates from Spanish to ‘Red’ - becomes the fourth
Argentinian to join United, following in the footsteps of former Estudiantes
team-mate Juan Sebastian Veron, Gabriel Heinze and Carlos Tevez.
Source : manutd.com
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