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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arghus Soares Bordignon | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Alegrete, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Grêmio | ||
2005 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
2007 | Juventude | ||
2007 | → Reggina (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 | (0) |
2009–2011 | SE River Plate | 4 | (1) |
2011–2015 | Maribor | 65 | (7) |
2015–2018 | Braga | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Excelsior (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Braga B | 4 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Panetolikos | 29 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Académica | 15 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Casa Pia | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2021 |
Arghus Soares Bordignon (born 19 January 1988), known as simply Arghus, is a Brazilian football centre-back.
After a series of short spells with various Brazilian and European clubs, [1] Arghus signed a three-year contract with Slovenian club Maribor in 2011. [2] Between December 2011 and May 2012, Arghus was sidelined due to injury and returned on the football pitch in late May 2012 as a substitute in a match against Mura 05, scoring a goal just several minutes later. [3]
On 4 August 2016, he signed for Excelsior on a one-year loan deal. [4]
On 26 January 2018, Panetolikos officially announced their deal with Arghus, who was released from Braga for an undisclosed fee. He signed a contract until the summer of 2019. [5] His first goal came on 25 February 2019, in a 1–0 home win against PAS Giannina. [6] Two weeks later, he opened the score in a 5–0 home win against Panionios. [7]
Unlike many Brazilian men's footballers, who lived and played football on the streets, Arghus had a better life as a child, living in a small and quiet town. [3] His mother was a Portuguese language professor and his father a policeman. [3] He also has a younger brother who is involved in football. [3] Arghus is multilingual, speaking three languages fluently: Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. [2] He is married to a long-time girlfriend and childhood friend, Amanda. [3] Arghus holds a dual citizenship of Brazil and Italy. [2]
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