| Intro | Argentine association football player | |||||||||||
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| From | Argentina | |||||||||||
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| Gender | male | |||||||||||
| Birth | 20 November 1974, San Justo, Argentina | |||||||||||
| Age: | 45 years | |||||||||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | |||||||||||
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Claudio Daniel Husaín (born 20 November 1974) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C. Napoli and Mexican Tigres de la UANL before returning to Argentina to Newell’s Old Boys.
Club career
Napoli & River Plate
In 2000, Husaín was signed by Parma and Mayer Candelo was moved to other direction. Husaín pre-set price was US$6,000,000 but no exact price disclosed.
But the club had unpaid debt of Hernán Crespo’s transfer fees to River Plate (the 10% clause of future transfer revenue), he was moved to River Plate in temporary deal along with Ariel Ortega (sold outright for 11 billion lire).
On 27 October 2000, he moved back to Italy, for Napoli, later revealed as a temporary deal. Despite Napoli relegated, in June 2001 Parma sold him for 21.9 billion Lire (around €11.3 million). (in Italian)
Husaín remained at Naples but in January 2002 left for River Plate on loan. He played another half Serie B season at Napoli before returned to River Plate again in January 2003. It was reported that Napoli had a debt of US$1.2million to River Plate, and allowed Husaín to join River Plate for US$300,000 to compensate the debt and to save salary cost. He was injured in June 2003.
Tigres UANL
In July 2004, he left for Mexican side Tigres UANL.
Newell’s Old Boys
Husaín joined Newell’s Old Boys in July 2004. After a half season at San Lorenzo, Husaín returned to Newell’s Old Boys again on one-year loan in January 2007.
Defensor Sporting
In August 2009, he was signed by Uruguayan side Defensor Sporting.
Audax Italiano
In January 2010 Husaín signed for Chilean club Audax Italiano, but he left the team due to an earthquake the country suffered.
International career
Husaín played for Argentina national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Was also a member of the squad for the 1997 Copa América and the 1999 Copa América.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2000 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 2–0 | Win | 2002 World Cup qualification |
Personal life
His brother Darío Husaín is also a professional football player.
He was nicknamed El Turco (“The Turk”). The nickname ‘El Turco’ is because he has Lebanese and Syrian ethnicities. In Argentina, the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s.
Honours
Husaín has won six Primera Division Argentina titles, three with Vélez and another three with River Plate. He has also won five international titles (although four of them were from one-off games).
Club
- Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División: 1993 (Clausura), 1995 (Apertura), 1996 (Clausura), 1998 (Clausura)
- Copa Libertadores: 1994
- Copa Intercontinental: 1994
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996
- Copa Interamericana: 1994
- Recopa Sudamericana: Runner-up 1995, 1997
- River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 2002 (Clausura), 2003 (Clausura), 2004 (Clausura)
International
- Argentina
- South American Under-17 Football Championship: Third place 1991
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 1991
- Pan American Games: Gold Medalist 1995