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Carlos Alberto Tévez (born Carlos Alberto Martínez on 5 February 1984)[2] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dagistani club Azhni. He has previously played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham United, Manchester United and Manchester City. He joined Azhni in February 2012, although the EPL Transfer window had closed, the deal was allowed as the Russian Transfer window was still open. He transferred to Manchester City from United in the 2009 summer transfer window, becoming the first player to move between the two rival clubs since Terry Cooke in 1999.[3] His energy and goal scoring rate has since made him an indispensable player for the club in the eyes of fellow players[4][5] and media alike.[6][7]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Tévez | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1984-02-05) 5 February 1984 (age 40) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester City | |||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | All Boys | |||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2001–2004 | Boca Juniors | 75 | (26) | |||||||||||
2004–2006 | Corinthians | 38 | (25) | |||||||||||
2006–2009 | West Ham United | 26 | (7) | |||||||||||
2007–2009 | → Manchester United (loan) | 63 | (19) | |||||||||||
2009–2012 | Manchester City | 65 | (43) | |||||||||||
2012 | Azhni | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||
2004 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (8) | |||||||||||
2004– | Argentina | 59 | (13) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2010 |
His importance was marked by promotion to captain at the beginning of the 2010–11 season by manager Roberto Mancini.[8] In 2011, Tévez sought a transfer away from Manchester citing family reasons and Sergio Agüero was drafted in as a replacement. However he remains a City player after his family moved back to Manchester with manager Roberto Mancini believing Tévez will stay for the foreseeable future.[9] His career has been dogged by a long-standing relationship with Media Sports Investments, the company which owned the rights of Tévez,[10] and several other players and coaches.[11][12][13][14][15] This eventually resulted in West Ham United being fined over issues regarding third-party ownership.[16][17] He has made 59 appearances for the Argentina national team, scoring 13 goals.[18]