2006 World Cup
During the 2006 World Cup Argentina were defeated in the quarter-final by Germany on penalties, after a 1-1 draw after extra-time. Germany equalised moments after Riquelme was substituted off the pitch. Riquelme had delivered the corner from which Roberto Ayala scored Argentina's goal.
Following the loss of Argentina and Pekerman's resignation as head coach, Riquelme was tipped by many to take over the reins of skipper for the Albicelestes in place of the outgoing SorÃn. However, after captaining the team for the first friendly match under new coach Alfio Basile, he announced on September 13, 2006 his decision to retire from the "Selección", claiming that the frequent critics from sectors of the press and public had negatively affected his mother's health, who was hospitalized twice in two months after the 2006 World Cup. At that point, Riquelme had played 37 matches for Argentina, scoring 8 goals.
More about Juan Riquelme (From Wikipedia)
Riquelme Won The South American Youth Championship And The FIFA U-20 World Cup, Both In 1997 With Coach José Pekerman.
Riquelme won the South American Youth Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, both in 1997 with coach José Pekerman.
read more...2006 World Cup
During the 2006 World Cup Argentina were defeated in the quarter-final by Germany on penalties, after a 1-1 draw after extra-time. Germany equalised moments after Riquelme was substituted read more...
2007 Copa América
On June 26, 2007, Riquelme was recalled to the national team by coach Alfio Basile as part of the 23-man squad to represent Argentina in the 2007 Copa América. Riquelme illustrated read more...
2010 World Cup Qualification
On October 14, 2007 Riquelme emerged from three months of inactivity at Villarreal to score two free kicks in a 2-0 win against Chile to get his team off to a winning start in the read more...
2008 Beijing Olympics
Argentina included Riquelme as one of the three permited overage players in the squad for the Olympic Games Football tournament in Beijing.
Argentina Goals
read more...Juan Román Riquelme (born June 24, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Boca Juniors and the read more...