Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ángel di María

Ángel Fabián Hernández is Argentine soccer player who currently plays as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and Argentina national team. He is nicknamed El Angelito, Di Magia, El Flaco, El Pibito and Fideo, the Spanish word for noodles. He used Spanish naming customs, the first family name or that of María's father and mother's family name second or Hernández. This name is used Spanish naming customs, the first family name or the father who in María and the second family name or mother Hernández.


Personal Information
Full name in : María Ángel Fabián Hernández
Date of birth : 14 February 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth : Rosario, Argentina
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position : Winger

Club Information
Current club : Real Madrid
Number : 22


Club Career


Rosario Central
Di María started his professional football career in 2005 Pls he made his debut for Rosario Central. In January 2007, he had an opportunity to play in the Russian Premier League Rubin Kazan Offered him a contract. After putting up a remarkable performance in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing for Argentina, María caught the eye of Several European teams and in the end, SL Benfica of Portugal signed him.


Benfica
Di María was transferred to Portuguese side Benfica in July 2007 where he played as a midfielder. Benfica paid Rosario Central € 6 million for 80% of his sports rights and 50% of sports rights of Andrés Díaz. Later, in August 2008, the Portuguese club paid an extra € 2 million for the remaining 20%.


So highly regarded was the María by Benfica president Luís Filipe That team Vieira, presenting the young Argentine, toll the club's supporters he Had Bought the perfect replacement for Benfica's Departing captain, Simão, a talismanic figure for Benfica for over five seasons. On 27 February 2010, at María scored his first hat trick in a classic 4-0 win against SC Leixões.


Real Madrid
2010–2011 season
On 7 July 2010, in María arrived to Madrid directly from Buenos Aires, and passed the medical tests on 8 July. On 22 August, in María scored his first goal in another friendly against Hercules CF, the which Real Madrid won 3-1. On 18 September, in María scored his first league goal for Real Madrid in Their 2-1 win over Real Sociedad. Ten days later, he scored his first goal in the Champions League against AJ Auxerre, in a 1-0 victory. He scored a controversial first goal against Sevilla FC on 19 December. Days later, in María assisted Karim Benzema's two goals and Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in 8-0 win over an Astonishing Levante UD on 22 December. In María Real's third goal scored During Their first-leg Champions League quarter-final victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Real Madrid won the game 1-0, the lone goal of this game (in the 13th minute of extra time) being a header from Ronaldo, assisted by the María Himself, thus obtaining his first honor with Real Madrid. 


2011-2012 Season
During the start of the 2011-2012 season, Di Maria endured a tough series of matches as he struggled to adapt to the pace of the league following the summer break. As a result, Di Maria's early performances were the resource persons for the season mixed with moments of genuinely good play interspersed with moments of sheer madness by the Argentine. On 27 November 2011, Di Maria played 60 minutes in a league game against Atletico Madrid city Rivals, in the which he scored a goal for Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho's team won the game 4-1. On December 3, 2011, Di Maria scored Real's first goal from a sharp angle in a 0-3 defeat of Sporting de Gijon in the La Liga.


International Career
In 2007, María was picked to play for the Argentina Under-20 squad. On 23 August, in María scored the game-winner, a chip over the keeper from the edge of the area in the 57th minute of Argentina's 1-0 victory against Nigeria to capture Their second straight Olympic Gold Medal in the final game of the Olympic tournament.


Di María was chosen as one of the 23 players for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 11 August 2010, he scored the first ever international goal at Dublin's new Aviva Stadium in a friendly against Ireland with Argentina winning 1-0.


Playing Style
He is known as a quick player and a very good dribbler. In the national team he has occasionally taken on a more defensively Responsible role. In the beginning of his European career, Di María was not famous for his goal scoring, but improved this aspect of his game, scoring six goals in his debut La Liga season.


Personal Life
In María married his girlfriend of two years, Jorgelina Cardoso, in Argentina at the end of July 2011. Jorgelina is from Rosario, Argentina. Giannina Maradona and her child were the resource persons also in attendance.


Honours

Club

Benfica
     Portuguese League : 2009-10
     Portuguese League Cup : 2008-09, 2009-10

Real Madrid
     Copa del Rey : 2010-11

Country
     Summer Olympics : 2008
     FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2007