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Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto (born 16 July 1987) (often misspelled Vasques) is a Swedish former professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
.


Club career

After playing for local clubs, he joined
IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...
in 1997, the club he played for until January 2008. He scored his first league goal for IFK Göteborg on 7 May 2007 against
Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...
. The remarkable goal, a rabona kick from outside the penalty area, was by most experts seen as a candidate for the best goal of that year in Sweden. In December 2007 Vasquez was signed by Swiss club
FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a professional football club based in Zurich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League thirteen times and the Swiss Cup ten times. ...
on a 4-year-contract.


International career

Andrés Vasquez rejected a call-up to the
Peru national football team The Peru national football team (), nicknamed ''La Bicolor'', represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1924 ...
for a friendly with
Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
in March 2009 by coach José del Solar.


Career statistics


Club


Personal life

He also has a younger brother, Salvador Vasquez, who plays football for JK Nõmme Kalju.


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* 1987 births Peruvian emigrants to Sweden Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders IFK Göteborg players FC Zürich players Grasshopper Club Zurich players FC Wil players BK Häcken players Allsvenskan players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub