Agustín Ignacio Orión (; born 26 June 1981) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. He was capped three times for

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Club career

Orion was

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's first choice goalkeeper in 2007, when he helped the club to win the

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tournament. On 9 December 2009, the goalkeeper left San Lorenzo for 500 thousand euros and joined

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

. In July 2011 Orion signed with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

, where he won the 2011 Apertura. In 2013, Agustín received offers from important European clubs, but he decided to stay in

, 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

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as third goalkeeper behind Roberto Abbondanzieri and

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for the

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held in Venezuela. He made his debut for the ''Albiceleste'' against

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in the ''

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'' in September 2011. In June 2014, Orion was named in Argentina's squad for the

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International appearances

Honours

Club

San Lorenzo * Primera División: 2007 Clausura Estudiantes de La Plata * Primera División: 2010 Apertura Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2011 Apertura,

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: 2011–12,

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Colo-Colo * Primera División: Transición 2017 *

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International

Argentina *

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runner-up:

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runner-up:

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Individual

* Ubaldo Fillol Award: 2011 Apertura (with Boca Juniors)

References

External links

* at Fútbol XXI * * * * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Ramos Mejía Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Argentina men's international footballers 2007 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Boca Juniors footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Chilean Primera División players Colo-Colo footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine expatriate men's footballers {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub