Place of birth Minas, Uruguay Name Sebastian Abreu Career start 1996 1993–1995 Defensor Weight 84 kg | Number 13 Height 1.93 m Playing position Role Footballer Salary 3.6 million BRL (2012) | |
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Full name Washington Sebastian Abreu Gallo Date of birth (1976-10-17) 17 October 1976 (age 39) Current team Club Nacional de Football (#13 / Forward) Similar People Diego Forlan, Oscar Tabarez, Diego Lugano, Diego Perez, Alvaro Recoba | ||
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Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo ([seβasˈtjan aˈβɾeu]; born 17 October 1976) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Bangu Atlético Clube as a striker.
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- Early career
- River Plate
- Real Sociedad
- Botafogo
- Sol de Amrica
- Bangu
- International career
- Club
- International
- References
Best known by his nickname El Loco (Madman in Spanish), the prolific goalscorer – for club and national team – played for more than 20 teams during his professional career, in ten countries.
A Uruguayan international during more than 15 years, Abreu represented the country in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments.
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Early career
Born in Minas, Lavalleja Department, Abreu played in numerous clubs throughout the Americas (Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil). He also had an unsuccessful stint with Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña, which loaned him several times for the duration of his contract.
In his sole season in La Liga, which started in January 1998, having been signed from San Lorenzo de Almagro, Abreu scored for the Galicians in a 3–1 home win against FC Barcelona on 25 January.
River Plate
After having joined Mexico's Tigres de la UANL in 2007, Abreu was able to rescind his contract with them in order to join Club Atlético River Plate – the Mexican Football Federation stalled on recognizing the transfer because of an imposed moratorium between the clubs. With Tigres he became the only foreigner to score in the Clasico Regio (Tigres vs. C.F. Monterrey, which he represented the previous year) against each team.
In the summer of 2008, after exhausting negotiations, Abreu signed a contract with Israeli League champions Beitar Jerusalem FC. He appeared in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, but his team was quickly eliminated; additionally he could not play in the domestic front, due to lack of payment.
Abreu re-signed with River Plate in September 2008 after terminating his link with Beitar, with a deal lasting until June 2009. Due to a being a late addition, he was not able to play for the side in the Primera División, only featuring in the Copa Sudamericana; the next year, he was eligible for both the domestic and Copa Libertadores fronts.
Real Sociedad
In early January 2009 Abreu returned to Spain after a ten-year absence, being loaned by River to second level side Real Sociedad, which had lost habitual first-choice Iñigo Díaz de Cerio for the season due to a serious leg injury.
On 14 March, he netted a hat-trick in a 3–1 away win against league leaders Xerez CD. His team, however, ultimately failed in returning to the top flight.
Botafogo
On 13 June 2009, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in Greece signed Abreu from River Plate. However, in January of the following year, the 33-year-old changed clubs and countries again, agreeing on a two-year contract with Brazil's Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.
On 18 April 2010, Abreu scored the second goal in Botafogo's 2–1 victory against Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which gave the team the Campeonato Carioca title. In July he had his link extended until 31 December of the following year with a release clause of US$11.3 million, with the player declaring he had previously held talks with Club Universidad de Chile and Trabzonspor of Turkey.
On 6 February 2011, Abreu was involved in a dramatic match against Fluminense Football Club: as Botafogo was losing 1–2, his team was awarded a penalty kick, and he shot it in Panenka-style, with Diego Cavalieri saving the shot by simply standing still. Just five minutes later Botafogo won another penalty, and Abreu shot it in the same fashion, this time into the right-hand corner of the goal, as Cavalieri dived the other way; a few minutes later, Botafogo scored again and won the game.
On 5 July 2012, Abreu was loaned to fellow Série A side Figueirense Futebol Clube. However, as the season went on to end in relegation, his contract was ended via Twitter on 24 November, one day before the last game against Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.
Sol de América
From January 2013 to December 2015, Abreu was under contract to Club Nacional de Football, also being loaned to Rosario Central and S.D. Aucas during this timeframe. On 28 December 2015, Paraguayan newspaper D10 reported that he had met in Uruguay with Club Sol de América chairman Miguel Figueredo. He had already received a more lucrative offer from Mexico, but declined in order to be closer to his country, and was officially confirmed on 6 January 2016.
Bangu
On 12 November 2016, 40-year-old Abreu joined Brazil's Bangu Atlético Clube from Santa Tecla FC, with the deal being made effective the following January.
International career
Abreu played for Uruguay at the 2002 FIFA World Cup – matches – and the 1997, 2007 and 2011 Copa América editions, netting twice in the latter. He made his debut for the national side on 17 July 1996 in a friendly with China, going on to gain 70 caps.
On 27 May 2010, Abreu stood only five goals short of Uruguayan all-time goalscoring record, held by Héctor Scarone for 79 years. He was selected for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where he appeared three times as a substitute: in the quarterfinals against Ghana he was charged with taking the decisive penalty shootout attempt (1–1 after 120 minutes), and scored it in Panenka-style, sending Uruguay to the semifinals for the first time in 40 years.