Oscar Adrián Ahumada (born 31 August 1982) is a former Argentine football

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Club career

Born in Zárate,

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, Ahumada made his professional debut with

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on 24 November 2002, in a 2–1 victory against

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. He played a small part in helping River to the ''

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'' 2003 and 2004 championships before moving to

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in 2004 for a short spell with

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, where he joined compatriots Facundo Quiroga,

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, Juan Carlos Menseguez and Diego Klimowicz. However, in January 2005, Ahumada returned to River. In May 2008, he got involved in a dispute with River Plate supporters, after stating that "we lost because of the lack of support from our fans, they are not like the Boca fans." This altercation began after the elimination at the hands of fellow league side

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in the 2008 Libertadores Cup

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. Outraged River Plate fans wanted him to be sacked from the team, while club coach

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warned Ahumada, but stated he would continue to include the player on the team. During the whole crisis after the Libertadores elimination, River Plate still had strong chances of winning the ''Clausura'', and battled head-to-head with Estudiantes de La Plata and eventually won, with Ahumada playing a key role along with

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and young prospect Diego Buonanotte. In 2012, he signed for All Boys,Ahumada: "Me voy a arrepentir toda la vida del silencio atroz"
infobae.com which would be his last club.

International career

Ahumada was part of the

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squad that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil.

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at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahumada, Oscar 1982 births Living people People from Zárate, Buenos Aires Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Bundesliga players VfL Wolfsburg players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Russia Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia Russian Premier League players FC Rostov players All Boys footballers Argentina international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers