Espoli Footballers - Agustn Delgado, Segundo Castillo, Michael Quinez, Cristian Mora, Isaac Mina, Fernando Screpis, Alfonso Obregn (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Agustn Delgado, Segundo Castillo, Michael Quinez, Cristian Mora, Isaac Mina, Fernando Screpis, Alfonso Obregn, Hctor Carabal, Lisandro Sacripanti, Jos Andrs Bilibio, Fernando Hidalgo, Deison Mndez, Jacinto Espinoza, Alberto Montao, Miguel Ibarra, Martn Perezlindo, Mximo Banguera, Fernando Pierucci, Sergio Ariel Pez, Rixon Corozo. Excerpt: Agustin Delgado Agustn Javier Delgado Chal (nicknamed "Tin") was born on 23 December 1974 in Piquiucho, a small village in the Chota River valley in Imbabura ), and is an Ecuadorian football player. Currently, he has no team, and has retired from the national football team, having overtaken Eduardo Hurtado as top scorer for his country in 2002. Club career Southampton Delgado spent four years from 2001-2004 with Southampton in the English FA Premier League . Unfortunately, Tin - as he is affectionately known to his legion of fans - was dogged by injuries which restricted him to only a few games during his time with "The Saints." Southampton F.C. tried to get him back to fitness after the injury he picked in Necaxa prior to the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, but to no avail. It might have been a different story had the striker refused to play while injured during the 2002 World Cup. The pressure on him to play was enormous, as Ecuadorians believed that with 9 goals during the 2002 World cup qualifying campaign, he was indispensable and naturally, Delgado dreamed of playing in a FIFA World Cup . All that led to his decision to play despite injury while heavily medicated on painkillers. Upon return to England, it was found that his injury had become chronic, effectively destroying his future in Europe. He also alienated manager Gordon Strachan by refusing to learn English, and Strachan felt the player had been forced on the club and w...