Facundo Roncaglia

Facundo Roncaglia

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Born in Chajarí, Entre Ríos Province of Italian descent, Roncaglia made his professional debut with Boca Juniors, his first Primera División match being on 21 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Estudiantes de La Plata. He helped the capital club win the 2008 Apertura. On 27 July 2009, Roncaglia signed with La Liga side RCD Espanyol on loan, being part of a squad that also featured five compatriots, including manager Mauricio Pochettino and former Boca teammate Juan Forlín. He returned to his previous team at the end of the season, only to move to Estudiantes immediately on loan. Roncaglia left Boca in July 2012 as a free agent, having scored in the first leg of the 2012 Copa Libertadores final against SC Corinthians Paulista the previous month (1–1 home draw, 3–1 aggregate loss). He joined ACF Fiorentina from Italy immediately after, going on to appear in an average of 22 Serie A matches during his spell and also being loaned to Genoa CFC in the same league. On 12 July 2016, Roncaglia returned to Spanish football after agreeing to a four-year deal at RC Celta de Vigo. On 11 May 2017, he headed home in a 1–1 away draw against Manchester United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, but was also sent off following a spat with Eric Bailly and his team was ousted 2–1 on aggregate. On 31 January 2019, Roncaglia was loaned to Valencia CF until June. On 8 August, after returning from loan, he signed a one-year contract with fellow top-tier club CA Osasuna…

International career

Roncaglia made his debut for Argentina on 15 November 2013, playing 63 minutes in a 0–0 friendly draw in Ecuador. He was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América and started in the team's opening fixture, a 2–2 draw against Paraguay in La Serena.

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2019

Club
Boca Juniors (2007–2012)
Club
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (2009–2010)
Club
Genoa CFC (2014–2015)
Club
ACF Fiorentina (2012–2014)
Club
Estudiantes de La Plata (2010–2011)
Club
Argentina men's national football team (2013–)
Club
ACF Fiorentina (2015–2016)
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RC Celta de Vigo
Club
Boca Juniors (2022–)
National team
Argentina

Legacy

Honours

Boca Juniors

Argentine Primera División: 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2022 Copa Argentina: 2011–12 Supercopa Argentina: 2022 Recopa Sudamericana: 2008 Estudiantes

Argentine Primera División: 2010 Apertura Valencia

Copa del Rey: 2018–19 Fiorentina

Coppa Italia runner-up: 2013–14 Argentina

Copa América runner-up: 2015, 2016

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Argentine footballer

Position

full-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Primera Nacional club San Telmo. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.

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