Darío Damián Figueroa (born 13 February 1978 in

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Club career

Figueroa began his playing career in 1996 with River Plate. After only four appearances in the

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of the 2nd division, he also played for Aldosivi and Ferro Carril Oeste in the lower leagues of Argentine football. In 2003, Figueroa resurrected his playing career in Venezuela. He played for

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between 2003 and 2008, also Darío Figueroa is one of the historics goalscorers of Maracaibo with 26 goals, after of Daniel Arismendi (31 goals),

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(34 goals) and Guillermo Beraza (38). In 2009, he joined Caracas FC where he scored a number of goals to help the club win their group and qualify for the knockout stages of Copa Libertadores 2009. Darío Figueroa currently is one of idols of Caracas

Club statistics

Honours

Club

;River Plate * Torneo Apertura:

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: 2004–05 ;Caracas *

(2): 2008–09, 2009–10 * Copa Venezuela:

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External links

ESPN profile

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Argentine Primera statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueroa, Dario 1978 births Living people Footballers from Mendoza Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Japan J1 League players Argentine Primera División players Venezuelan Primera División players Yokohama F. Marinos players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Unión Atlético Maracaibo players Deportes Quindío footballers Caracas FC players Deportivo La Guaira players Zamora F.C. players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Men's association football midfielders