Sergio Agüero

Sergio Agüero got married to Gianinna Maradona, the daughter of legendary Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona, in 2008. The couple had a son in 2009. However, the marriage did not last long, and the couple divorced in 2013. It is rumored that he is currently in a romantic relationship with Argentine singer Karina Tejeda.

Sergio Agüero was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 2, 1988. He was the second-born child of his parents. His father, Leonel, was a taxi driver, and his mother, Adriana, was a homemaker. Sergio was raised in a huge family, with six siblings.

His parents were teenagers when they conceived him and were financially weak too. This led to a lot of difficulties when his mother was pregnant with him. Situations did not change much after he was born, and the family struggled to survive. The family moved to Florencio Varela when Sergio was 2 years old. .

Sergio’s father played football in his youth, but was not very keen on building a career in the game. However, his passion for the game remained intact and influenced Sergio. Soon, Leonel took charge of training his son, as he could not afford to enroll his son into a football academy, owing to financial hardships.

Luckily, the football infrastructure in Argentina was very strong and so was the ‘Independiente,’ a youth system that promoted young talent in the game. Sergio played with their junior division, till he was finally allowed to debut in a match against ‘Club Atlético’ in 2003.

Aged a little over 15 years, he became the youngest player to make his division debut on the field. The record was previously held by football legend Diego Maradona. Hence, Sergio also became the youngest Argentine to play in the ‘Copa Libertadores,’ in 2004. His performance in the tournament earned him a spot in the national ‘Under-20’ team, which competed in the 2005 ‘FIFA Under-20 World Cup,’ which was eventually won by Argentina.

In the 2005–2006 season, Sergio’s performance bettered, and he ended up scoring 18 goals in the 36 league matches that he played in. Sergio confirmed the news about various European clubs trying to acquire him. Soon, he announced that it was his last season with the local Argentine club. ‘Atlético Madrid’ seemed to be the top contender in the race to acquire Sergio, and the transfer was confirmed in May.

In May 2006, ‘Atlético Madrid’ officially acquired Sergio. However, Sergio faced controversy for using his hand while scoring a goal in October 2006. His debut season for ‘Atlético Madrid’ was a mixed bag, as Sergio managed to score only seven goals in all the games that he played for them.

In the 2007–2009 season of ‘La Liga’, he became a star of the team by scoring 19 goals during the league, thereby becoming the third-highest goal-scorer. In March 2008, he was named the ‘Man of the Match’ in a match against Barcelona. His performances against stronger teams helped ‘Atlético Madrid’ with the fourth spot in the final tally. This meant that they had qualified for the ‘UEFA Champions League’ for the first time in ten years.

The 2008–2009 season was another success story for Sergio, as by the end of the season, he became one of the top ten contenders for the ‘Pichichi Trophy.’ He also played a role in leading his team to qualify for yet another ‘Champions League.’ In the next season, he helped his team in reaching the finals of the ‘UEFA Europa League’ and the ‘Copa del Rey.’