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    A total of 36 footballers from Argentina have represented Villarreal CF

    A historic tradition. Villarreal CF and Argentina have always had a very special connection. In the 97 years of the club’s history, a total of 36 players with this nationality have represented the Yellows.

    Many of the Argentinians who played for Villarreal were emblematic of their era, and left a mark at the club. Martín Palermo, Rodolfo Martín Arruabarrena, Juan Román Riquelme, Juampi Sorín, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Guille Franco and Mateo Musacchio are just a few examples.

    In August 2017, Villarreal CF travelled to play a historic friendly game against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera. The club used their time in the country to celebrate the Argentines who have played for the club.

    The list of Argentinian players who have played for Villarreal CF is the following (in brackets is the division the team played in when they arrived):

    1. Salgado (Tercera, 1959/60).
    2. Sará (Tercera, 1960/61).
    3. Medina (Tercera, 1975/76).
    4. Vizcaíno (Tercera, 1975/76).
    5. Miguel Ángel Monllor (Tercera, 1985/86).
    6. Javier Claut (Segunda, 1995/96).
    7. Walter Gaitán (Primera, 1998/99).
    8. Diego Cagna (Segunda, 1999/2000).
    9. Rodolfo Arruabarrena (Primera, 2000/01).
    10. Gustavo Barros Schelotto (Primera, 2000/01).
    11. Bruno Marioni (Primera, 2000/01).
    12. Martín Palermo (Primera, 2000/01).
    13. Juan Antonio Pizzi (Primera, 2001/02).
    14. Fabricio Coloccini (Primera, 2003/04).
    15. Juan R. Riquelme (Primera, 2003/04).
    16. Sebastián Battaglia (Primera, 2003/04).
    17. Gonzalo Rodríguez (Primera, 2004/05).
    18. Juampi Sorín (Primera, 2004/05).
    19. Luciano Figueroa (Primera, 2004/05).
    20. Mariano Barbosa (Primera, 2005/06).
    21. Guillermo Franco (Primera, 2005/06).
    22. Leandro Somoza (Primera, 2006/07).
    23. Fabricio Fuentes (Primera, 2006/07).
    24. Ariel Ibagaza (Primera, 2008/09).
    25. Marco Ruben (Primera, 2009/10).
    26. Mateo Musacchio (Primera, 2009/10).
    27. Damián Escudero (Primera, 2009/10).
    28. Gonzalo Castellani (Primera, 2011/12).
    29. Alejandro Martinuccio (Primera, 2011/12).
    30. Fernando Cavenaghi (Segunda, 2012/13).
    31. Héctor Canteros (Segunda, 2012/13).
    32. Nahuel Leiva (Primera, 2014/15).
    33. Luciano Vietto (Primera, 20, 14/15).
    34. Leo Suárez (Primera, 2016/17).
    35. Ramiro Funes Mori (Primera, 2018/19)
    36. Santi Cáseres (Primera, 2018/19)

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