Full name Oscar Esteban Fuertes Name Esteban Fuertes Playing position Role Football player | Current team Retired Height 1.85 m Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 43) Place of birth Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Esteban fuertes back header against migliori
Oscar Esteban Fuertes (born 26 December 1972) is an Argenine former footballer.
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Career
In July 1999, Fuertes was purchased for £2.3m by Jim Smith, manager of Derby County in England. He scored two early goals, the winner against Everton in the league and another against Swansea City in the League Cup. However, weeks later, he was refused entry back into Britain when immigration officials discovered that his Italian passport was forged. Derby were able to sell him on to Lens in France for £2.8m.
Fuertes retired from professional football on 25 June 2012 in a match against Banfield scoring two goals. A year following his retirement, Fuertes signed a six-month contract for Bolivian side Sport Boys Warnes which had been recently promoted to the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. He officially retired on 6 December 2013 after 11 appearances and 3 goals scored for the club.
International
On 20 May 2009 Fuertes made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama aged 36, making him the oldest player ever to make his debut for the Argentina national team. The Argentina team made up of players based in the Primera División Argentina won the game 3–1.