Agustín Orión
Argentine footballer
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Agustín Ignacio Orión (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣusˈtin oˈɾjon]; born 26 June 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped three times for Argentina.
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Orión with Colo-Colo in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Agustín Ignacio Orión[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ramos Mejía, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | San Lorenzo | 126 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Estudiantes LP | 73 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Boca Juniors | 203 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Racing Club | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Colo-Colo | 43 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 471 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Argentina | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
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Orion was San Lorenzo's first choice goalkeeper in 2007, when he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament.
On 9 December 2009, the goalkeeper left San Lorenzo for 500 thousand euros and joined Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]
In July 2011 Orion signed with Boca Juniors, where he won the 2011 Apertura.[3] In 2013, Agustín received offers from important European clubs,[citation needed] but he decided to stay in Boca Juniors, because he is an important piece in the team and he loves the club.
In August 2016 Orion signed with Racing Club.
International career
Orion was called up to the Argentina national football team as third goalkeeper behind Roberto Abbondanzieri and Juan Pablo Carrizo for the 2007 Copa América held in Venezuela.[4]
He made his debut for the Albiceleste against Brazil in the Superclásico de las Américas in September 2011.[4]
In June 2014, Orion was named in Argentina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[5]
International appearances
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 14 September 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina |  Brazil | 0–0 | Draw | 2011 Roca Cup[6][7] |
| 2. | 28 September 2011 | Belém, Brazil | Brazil | 2–0 | Lost | 2011 Roca Cup[6][7] |
| 3. | 21 November 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Brazil | 2–1 | Won | 2012 Superclásico de las Américas |
Honours
Club
San Lorenzo
Estudiantes de La Plata
Boca Juniors
Colo-Colo
International
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
- Copa America runner-up: 2007
Individual
- Ubaldo Fillol Award: 2011 Apertura (with Boca Juniors)
