David Trezeguet (photo posted later in the article) is a footballer of Argentinean descent who, having spent 10 years at Juventus, has become the most successful legionnaire in club history.
The escape
At the end of 2011, at the age of 34, the former French striker was in the football “golden cage”. When he played at Bani Yasa in Abu Dhabi, his bank account increased by tax-free 1.35 million pounds per year. David Trezeguet, whose “golden goal” secured France’s victory at the 2000 European Championships, thus converted his fame into hard currency. But just three months later, he broke the contract to play for the River Plate team, which for the first time in its history dropped to the second tier of the Argentine championship, for an amount that was 350 thousand pounds less per year.
His “Mr. 10%” was not 100% satisfied. “I just want to make it clear that I was not aware of his move to River Plate, ” said Antonio Calendo, agent of Trezeguet. - The player made this step with his father. I was very happy when David started playing for Bani Yas, but he independently decided that he would be the best move for his career. I did not agree. I have nothing more to say. ”
Top scorer
David Trezeguet was one of the young strikers who led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup. When striker Thierry Henry was conceited, and Nicolas Anelka drooped, he worked hard against them, dutifully scoring balls for Juventus.
It was less spectacular, but hardly less effective. Playing for Arsenal, Thierry scored an average of 0.68 goals per game (175 in 258 matches), while David Trezeguet's rating in Juventus increased to 0.56 (137 in 245 meetings). In her nomadic career, Anelka was not able to overcome the half-goal barrier in any of the clubs in which he played, often scoring much less often.
David Trezeguet, whose match statistics provided him with the title of the best young player of the French Championship 1997–1998, the best scorer of Serie A 2001–2002, the best football player of the year 2001–02 and the best foreign striker Juventus, was included in the FIFA-100 list 125 best football players.
In September 2006 he was awarded a memorial sign in honor of 125 goals scored during his career as a football player.
Tidbit
When a scandal broke out in Juventus in 2006 over match-fixing with Calciopoli, Trezeguet had no shortage of offers. Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez called the striker one of the tidbits of the "old woman" carcass. Manchester United and Barcelona have also expressed interest.
During that summer, at the height of the season in Serie B, Fabio Capello and Fabio Cannavaro decided to move to Real Madrid, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Patrick Vieira went to Inter, and Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram preferred Barcelona. David Trezeguet, along with Pavel Nedved, Alessandro del Pierrot and Gianluigi Buffon decided to stay and try to bring Juventus back to Serie A.
Going to Bani Yas, UAE
If it was Trezeguet's refusal to leave the sinking ship, then his transition from Abu Dhabi to Buenos Aires became a voluntary change of the first-class cabin to the fragile shuttle.
The game for Bani Yas, led by UAE Deputy Prime Minister Saif bin Zayed, is not particularly burdensome in terms of football or financially. Former Real Madrid player Royston Drenthe is the club's current leading player. In his Instagram videos, depicting how he was exhausting his past unlucky opponents at the half-filled stands of stadiums, video of parties at the pool, casino and ATV rides were replaced.
Bani Yas signed a contract with Drenthe, who became a free agent after he flew out of the Kayseri Erciyespor Turkish top division football club when Chinese money made them chase Robinho. Having become the star of the UAE team in August 2011, David Trezeguet did not live up to the forecast that he would stay here for a long time. He survived only 3 months, playing only six times and not scoring a single goal, and left due to "personal circumstances."
This is a wording behind which many sins and tribulations can be hidden, but it soon became clear that Trezeguet's motives were more sincere. While many of his international teammates were sons of the historic French football empire, he was the product of more recent globalization of the ball game.
short biography
David Trezeguet was born in Rouen, France, on October 15, 1977. His father, Jorge, a stylish central defender, decided the previous year that it would be too dangerous for him to remain in his native Argentina during President Jorge Videla’s military junta. In order to leave the country, he arranged for himself a transition from Estudiantes to the French team of the second echelon of Rouen.
Jorge spent three seasons in Normandy and moved his young family back to Argentina, but David's short stay in France gave him a French birth certificate and an Argentinean upbringing. David grew up in Buenos Aires.
This facilitated his transit back to Europe to the Monaco club when he was 18 years old. David Trezeguet met his wife in Alicante, where he subsequently played for Hercules in 2010-2011. The couple has two children: in 2000, Aaron was born, and in 2008, Noraan.
His escape from Abu Dhabi 16 years later was determined by the last years of his youth spent in Argentina when he played for Platense. “Football is a passion, and I missed it in Arab football, ” Trezeguet said after his arrival in the country of his youth. “Being here means getting unique sensations from everything the River is.”
Back to Argentina
David Trezeguet has come a long way from the Persian Gulf, and he enjoyed it. He scored a goal in his debut match in January 2012, skillfully completing a meeting with Racing. His second game was a friendly against Superclasico, which crept into the calendar to make up for the lack of games between the River and Boca Juniors teams.
The match took place not in Buenos Aires, but in the northern city of Resistencia. 2, 500 policemen ensured the order of the 25, 000th crowd. The fact that one law enforcement official accounted for 10 fans was due to fears that the Boka Aperture championship, combined with the departure of the River Plate team, would make the atmosphere of the meeting more intense than usual.
The appearance on the Trezeguet field in the second half as a substitute could not prevent the victory of Boka with a score of 2: 0. But David really tasted the dizzying fierce rivalry between the two most famous clubs in Argentina. Both teams ultimately ended up meeting with 10 players, and River Plate footballer Alejandro Dominguez, after he received a second yellow card for insulting a judge, chased the referee and informed his bench that “the son of a bitch is a bostero” (a fan of “ Boki ").
The Rebirth of the Rivera
Some feared that Trezeguet's enthusiasm would fade when he faced the new reality of the second division, but they should not have worried. He scored 13 goals in 19 Examples B games, including both goals in a 2-0 final victory over Almirante Brown in front of 50, 000 fans in the Estadio Monumental stadium, which made it possible to advance to the next league.
As a captain, he was the leader of the players, wore T-shirts that portended the “resurrection” of the club, and brought coach Matthias Almeida to tears. “I feel something that I have never experienced before, ” said Trezeguet. - Neither in Juventus, nor in Monaco, and even in the games for the French national team at the international level. Cheering for the River and seeing the passion that is in this team, all the people and all the tension, I get more adrenaline than ever before. ”
Divorce and leaving the "River"
But the rebirth of David’s first love team coincided with the collapse of his marriage. In September 2012, information appeared in the gossip columns of local newspapers that he was getting divorced because of his love for River Plate. David Trezeguet, whose private life was unhappy after his Spanish wife Beatrice refused to move to Argentina when his team lost to Racing with a score of 1-0, said that he would go to Monte Carlo to agree on the final terms of the divorce after a 13-year marriage..
This shock, combined with a knee injury, affected its shape. In 16 games of the first season of River Plate, he scored only three goals. And a year after the decisive match, which returned his team to the big leagues, Trezeguet was informed that they no longer needed his services.
Club President Daniel Passarella said goodbye goodbye about him. He called it "a role model because he gave the club at critical moments, as a player and a man." But, to the dismay of many fans, he supported the decision of manager Ramon Diaz.
Newell's Old Boyce
The last season of his contract, David Trezeguet remained in Argentina, playing for Newells, where he scored 10 goals in 28 matches. At the age of 36, he still yearned for red and white. “Football has opened another great club for me, but now I can achieve my goal of returning to Argentina to play and end my career in the River team, ” he said.
Pune City, India
The River Plate, however, did not meet him. A new contract did not follow, and a month later, in July 2014, football player David Trezeguet signed a contract with the Pune City club of the Indian Super League in order to receive a salary for the last time before his final departure from football in January 2015.
Popular trend
The last year of his career, Trezeguet has expanded his horizons in Argentina more than replenished his portfolio, which has become a growing trend in South America, especially in connection with the financial crisis, mitigated by the strengthening of the economy.
Carlos Tevez, for example, rejected a lucrative offer from Shanghai to fulfill his promise to end his career at Boke. Former Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo вернулсяngel returned to Colombian Atletico Nacional to play his last season at the club, which began his football career. And Ronaldinho will not have to fly to the carnival in Rio de Janeiro every year now. From FC Milan he moved to Flamenga, with Atletico Mineiro won the Libertadores Cup and moved to Fluminense.
