Jorge Nicolás Higuaín (born 8 June 1957) is an Argentine former
footballer
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who played as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. During his playing career, he played for
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
,
River Plate,
San Lorenzo
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* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
and
Stade Brestois 29
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In its early years, the club made a rapid ris ...
, the latter of which was at
French top division.
Personal life
Higuaín is married to Nancy Zacarías, an artist with whom he has four sons, including
Federico Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
People with the given name Federico
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and
Gonzalo
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* Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014
See also
* Gonzalez (disambiguation)
* Gonzales (disambiguation)
* ...
.
Federico ganó el duelo de los hermanos Higuaín
/ref> His two middle sons followed in their father's footsteps as professional footballers and began their careers at River Plate.
References
1957 births
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine people of Basque descent
Men's association football central defenders
Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Stade Brestois 29 players
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
Living people
Atlético Tucumán managers
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