20 Facts About Esteban Cambiasso

Esteban Matias Cambiasso Deleau, nicknamed "Cuchu", is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Esteban Cambiasso began his professional career with Argentinos Juniors in 1995, moving to Real Madrid in 1996 along with his brother Nicolas Esteban Cambiasso.

Esteban Cambiasso helped Los Blancos win the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 2002, and the Liga and the Supercopa de Espana in 2003, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League that season.

Esteban Cambiasso reached the Copa del Rey final the following season.

In July 2004, Esteban Cambiasso signed with Serie A club Inter Milan after his contract with Real Madrid expired in June.

Esteban Cambiasso helped Inter win the Coppa Italia during his first season with the club, playing regularly as a defensive midfielder, partnered in the middle of Inter's midfield with fellow Argentine Juan Sebastian Veron.

On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Inter and Esteban Cambiasso had come to terms about a contract renewal, extending his contract at the club until 2014.

Esteban Cambiasso received the first red card of his Inter career on 30 March 2013 for a reckless tackle on Sebastian Giovinco; he was suspended for one match.

On 21 July 2015, it was announced that Esteban Cambiasso had been offered a new deal by the club, but turned the contract down, and he would be leaving the club.

On 7 August 2015, Esteban Cambiasso signed a two-year deal with Greek giants Olympiacos.

On 8 September 2017, Esteban Cambiasso announced his retirement from professional football, two months after his contract with Olympiacos expired.

Esteban Cambiasso first represented Argentina in the youth squads, along with national teammates Juan Roman Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Walter Samuel and others.

Esteban Cambiasso was in the squads for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he scored the first goal in the final even though he was the youngest player on the squad, and captained the team during the 1999 edition.

Esteban Cambiasso participated in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup with his national side, a tournament in which Argentina reached the final.

Since Diego Maradona took over as Argentina coach, Esteban Cambiasso was only called-up once to the national team for a friendly game on 14 November 2009 against Spain, despite continuing to play a vital role for Inter in their treble-winning season, and re-affirming his status as one of Europe's best central midfielders.

Esteban Cambiasso played for Argentina in the 2011 Copa America on home soil, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Uruguay, on penalties, in the quarter-finals.

Esteban Cambiasso is a complete, versatile, consistent, and modern footballer, who possesses acute tactical intelligence, and who is capable of playing in several midfield and defensive positions; although predominantly a central, box-to-box, or defensive midfielder, he has been deployed as a playmaking sweeper on occasion.

Esteban Cambiasso is one of the most influential midfielders in Italian football, and for that reason and many more, he will certainly be remembered as one of the most talented players of all time.

Esteban Cambiasso's son Dante was born on 24 September 2013.

Two days later, Esteban Cambiasso scored a goal against Fiorentina and dedicated it to his family.