Nicolás Pareja
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Nicolás Martín Pareja is an Argentine
football
defender and an Olympic gold medalist who plays for FC Spartak Moscow
. Previously he played for Argentinos Juniors
, RSC Anderlecht and RCD Espanyol
.
Pareja was bought for €2 million by Anderlecht in 2006 as a replacement for Vincent Kompany
. Despite some injury problems, Pareja became a reliable force in the central defence of Anderlecht, alongside Roland Juhasz
. He won the Belgian Jupiler League
with Anderlecht in 2007. His performances resulted in a call up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where Argentina won the tournament with Pareja in the central defense.
His outstanding play at the tournament resulted in interest from the big European leagues, as Espanyol and Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have put an offer for Pareja at Anderlecht. Espanyol won the struggle for Pareja, as Anderlecht and Espanyol agreed a fee of €4.5 million for the player. He has been called up to the national team by Diego Maradona for a friendly against Russia as well as for World Cup Qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay.
In August 2010, he joined Russian giants Spartak Moscow
.
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...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender and an Olympic gold medalist who plays for FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
. Previously he played for 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...
, RSC Anderlecht and RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
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Pareja was bought for €2 million by Anderlecht in 2006 as a replacement for Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry...
. Despite some injury problems, Pareja became a reliable force in the central defence of Anderlecht, alongside Roland Juhasz
Roland Juhász
Roland Juhász is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a defender for Anderlecht.-Career:By his current club Anderlecht where he signed from MTK Hungária FC on 29 August 2005. He made his debut for Anderlecht against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League....
. He won the Belgian Jupiler League
Eerste Klasse
The Eerste Klasse is the fifth tier of football in the Netherlands, and the second tier of amateur football. The league is divided into eleven divisions, five for Saturday clubs and six for Sunday clubs...
with Anderlecht in 2007. His performances resulted in a call up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where Argentina won the tournament with Pareja in the central defense.
His outstanding play at the tournament resulted in interest from the big European leagues, as Espanyol and Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have put an offer for Pareja at Anderlecht. Espanyol won the struggle for Pareja, as Anderlecht and Espanyol agreed a fee of €4.5 million for the player. He has been called up to the national team by Diego Maradona for a friendly against Russia as well as for World Cup Qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay.
In August 2010, he joined Russian giants Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
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Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 R.S.C. Anderlecht season 2006-07 RSC Anderlecht compete in the Belgian League, Belgian Cup, Belgian Supercup and UEFA Champions League in Season 2006-07.-Summer 2006:In:Out:-Winter 2006-07:In:Out:-Appearances and Goals:... |
 RSC Anderlecht |
Belgian League |
| 2007-2008 R.S.C. Anderlecht season 2007-08 RSC Anderlecht compete in the Belgian League, Belgian Cup, Belgian Supercup and UEFA Cup. in Season 2007-08.-Players:... |
RSC Anderlecht |
Belgian Supercup 2007 Belgian Super Cup The 2007 Belgian Super Cup was a football match played on 28 July 2007, between league winners R.S.C. Anderlecht and cup winners Club Brugge K.V..-Match details:... |
| 2008 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events... |
 Argentina Olympic |
Olympic football tournament |