Andrés Vasquez

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Andrés Vasquez
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto
Date of birth	July 16, 1987 (1987-07-16) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Free Agent
Number	TBA
Youth career
1997–2004	IF Stendy Bergsjö IF IFK Göteborg
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2007 2008–2009	IFK Göteborg FC Zürich	40 (2) 012 (1)
National team
{{{nationalyears}}}	Sweden U19 Sweden U21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:26, 13 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto (born July 16, 1987 in Lima, Peru) (often misspelled Vasques^[1]) is a Peruvian-Swedish professional footballer who is currently a free agent after being released by FC Zürich due to lacking performance.

Contents 1 Career 2 Position 3 International 4 Career table 5 Personal 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Career

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After playing for local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1997, the club he played for until January 2008.

He scored his first league goal for IFK Göteborg on May 7, 2007, against Örebro SK. The remarkable goal, a rabona kick from outside the penalty area, is by most experts seen as a candidate for the best goal of the year in Sweden. The English tabloid The Sun even went as far as calling it the best goal ever.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2007 he was signed by Swiss side FC Zürich on a 4-year-contract, but a year later in December 2008 he left.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Position

He plays the position of Left Midfielder.

[edit] International

Andrés Vasquez has been called up to the Peru national football team for a friendly with Costa Rica on March 26 by José del Solar. However, at the end, Vasquez, resigned to the call of the coach.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career table

Club	Season	Dom. league		Dom. cup		Int. cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
IF Stendy, Bergsjö IF	–1996	Youth football
IFK Göteborg	1997–2004	Youth football
Total	1997–2004	Youth football
IFK Göteborg	2005	3	0	1	0	10[2]	0	4	0	18	0
	2006	25	0	2	0	3[3]	0	12	4	42	4
	2007	12	2	1	0	0	0	9	0	22	2
Total	2005–07	40	2	4	0	13	0	25	4	82	6
Career totals	2005–07	40	2	4	0	13	0	25	4	82	6

[edit] Personal

He also has a younger brother, Salvador Vasquez, who plays football for JK Nõmme Kalju.

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[edit] References