Fernando Belluschi
{{short description|Argentine midfielder|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fernando Belluschi
| image = FBelluschi 2017.jpg
| caption = Belluschi with San Lorenzo in 2017
| fullname = Fernando Daniel Belluschi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|9|10}}
| birth_place = Los Quirquinchos, Argentina
| currentclub = Estudiantes RC
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Newell's Old Boys
| years1 = 2002–2005
| clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 2005–2007
| clubs2 = River Plate
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 2007–2009
| clubs3 = Olympiacos
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2009–2012
| clubs4 = Porto
| caps4 = 69
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2012
| clubs5 = → Genoa (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2012–2015
| clubs6 = Bursaspor
| caps6 = 89
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = Cruz Azul
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016–2020
| clubs8 = San Lorenzo
| caps8 = 77
| goals8 = 11
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs9 = Lanús
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2021–2022
| clubs10 = Newell's Old Boys
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2022–
| clubs11 = Estudiantes RC
| caps11 = 42
| goals11 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2017
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 14:32, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Fernando Daniel Belluschi ({{IPA|es|beˈlustʃi}}, {{IPA|it|belˈluski|lang}}; born 10 September 1983) is an Argentine midfielder who plays for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
Club career
Belluschi began playing professionally at Newell's Old Boys in 2002, with whom he won the 2004 Apertura Championship. He moved to River Plate in 2006 and with the departure of Marcelo Gallardo to Paris Saint-Germain following the 2006 Apertura, he was named team captain, a position he would fill for two years. He then joined Olympiacos for reported €6.5 million in early 2008.{{cite news | title =Olympiacos switch thrills Belluschi| publisher = UEFA| date = 8 January 2008| url =https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01c9-0e6ee9699e55-669ab5bf241e-1000--olympiacos-switch-thrills-belluschi/
| access-date =30 March 2010}}
On 6 July 2009, Porto purchased Belluschi's playing rights and 50% of his economic rightsEconomic rights stand for the portion of the future transfer fee that Porto will receive for €5 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.fcporto.pt/Noticias/Futebol/noticiafutebol_futcomunicadosad_060709_44574.asp |title=Comunicado da FC Porto – Futebol, SAD |date=6 July 2009 |access-date=7 July 2009 |publisher=fcporto.pt |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034802/http://www.fcporto.pt/Noticias/Futebol/noticiafutebol_futcomunicadosad_060709_44574.asp |archive-date=1 March 2012 }} The other 50% was owned by private investment company Rio Football Services Ltd.{{cite news|url=http://www.cariverplate.com/noticias/2012/08/24/asamblea-aprobada|title=Asamblea aprobada|date=24 August 2012|access-date=21 October 2012|publisher=Club Atlético River Plate|language=es}} He signed a contract until 2013 with a release clause of €30 million.
In 2012, Belluschi was sent on to Genoa under a purchasing option of €3.5 million, or €5 million if the club qualified for the UEFA Europa League.{{cite news|url=http://desporto.publico.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1531609 |title=FC Porto revela valores dos empréstimos de Belluschi e Guarín|publisher=Público |date=31 January 2012}} In summer 2012, Porto sold its 50% ownership of his economic rights for €1.05 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcporto.pt/Relatrios%20de%20Contas/ir_rcconsolidado20112012.pdf|title=Relatório e Contas Consolidado 2011/2012|trans-title=Consolidated financial statements and report 2011–12|date=18 October 2012|access-date=20 May 2015|publisher=FC Porto|language=pt}}
On 10 July 2015, Cruz Azul signed Belluschi on a free transfer. His salary was set at €1.1 million. He debuted for the side as a substitute in the 61st minute for an injured Marc Crosas in the Clasico Joven. He did not receive his international pass until the Clasico Joven, which was why he did not participate in any league matches up to that point. He failed to score for Cruz Azul, having a penalty saved by Atlas goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Fraga on matchday 11.
On 26 January 2016, San Lorenzo signed the then-32-year-old Belluschi on a free transfer.
Career statistics
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club | rowspan=2|Season | colspan=3|League | colspan=2|National cup | colspan="2" |League cup
! colspan="2" |Continental | colspan="2" |Other | colspan=2|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| rowspan="5" |Newell's Old Boys
|10 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |10 |0 | |||||||||||
| 2003–04
|Argentine Primera División |12 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |1 | |||||||||||
| 2004–05
|Argentine Primera División |33 |8 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2{{Efn|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana|name=CSUD}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |35 |8 | |||||||||||
| 2005–06
|Argentine Primera División |35 |11 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |9{{Efn|Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |44 |11 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!90 !20 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !11 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !101 !20 | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3" |River Plate
|Argentine Primera División |36 |6 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12{{Efn|Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |48 |6 | |||||||||||
| 2007–08
|Argentine Primera División |12 |7 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |12 |7 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!48 !13 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !12 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !60 !13 | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3" |Olympiacos Piraeus | 2007–08 | Super League Greece
|11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
|2{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} |0 | colspan="2" |— | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09
|Super League Greece |25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2" |—
|8{{Efn|One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup}} |2 | colspan="2" |— | 39 | 8 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!36 | 6 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2" |—
!10 !2 | colspan="2" |— | 55 | 9 | ||||
| rowspan="4" |Porto | 2009–10 | Primeira Liga
|27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1
|4{{Efn|name=UCL}} |0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|name=SCO}} | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010–11
|Primeira Liga |26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0
|13{{Efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} |1 | 1{{Efn | name=SCO}} | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2011–12
|Primeira Liga |16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
|5{{Efn|name=UCL}} |0 | 2{{Efn|One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup}} | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!69 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1
!22 !1 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 9 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A
|14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="4" |Bursaspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig
|30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |—
|0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14
|Süper Lig |27 | 3 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2" |—
|1{{Efn | name=UEL}}
|0 | colspan="2" |— | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15
|Süper Lig |32 | 3 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2" |—
|1{{Efn | name=UEL}}
|0 | colspan="2" |— | 42 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!89 | 11 | 21 | 3 | colspan="2" |—
!2 !0 | colspan="2" |— | 112 | 14 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2015–16 | Liga MX
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="6" |San Lorenzo | 2016 | Argentine Primera División
|14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" |—
|11{{Efn|Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana}} |1 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Supercopa Argentina|name=SCA}} | 1 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2016–17
|Argentine Primera División | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | —
|10{{Efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores|name=CLIB}} | 2 | colspan="2" | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Argentine Primera División | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | —
|0 | 0 | colspan="2" | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19
|Argentine Primera División |13 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3{{Efn | name=CLIB}}
|0 | colspan="2" |— |16 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2019–20
|Argentine Primera División |9 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |9 |1 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
! 77 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0
!24 ! 3 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 16 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Lanús
|Argentine Primera División |4 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |6{{Efn | name=CSUD}}
|0 | colspan="2" |— |11 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2020–21
|Argentine Primera División |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |6 |0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!10 !0 !0 !0 !1 !0 !6 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !17 !0 | |||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys
|2021 |Argentine Primera División |10 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2{{Efn | name=CSUD}}
|0 | colspan="2" |— |12 |0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3" |Estudiantes RC
|2022 |22 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |22 |2 | |||||||||||
| 2023
|Primera Nacional |24 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |25 |1 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!46 !3 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !47 !3 | |||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career totals
! 497 | 71 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 1
!89 ! 6 | 5 | 1 | 649 | 85 |
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International career
Belluschi has won six caps for Argentina, all in friendlies. In November 2017, after six years away from the national team, Belluschi was named in coach Jorge Sampaoli's squad for friendlies against Russia and Nigeria in the former.{{cite news |title=Jorge Sampaoli definió los convocados del fútbol argentino para los amistosos con Rusia y Nigeria|trans-title=Jorge Sampaoli names the call-ups from Argentine football for the friendlies against Russia and Nigeria|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2078639-jorge-sampaoli-definio-los-convocados-del-futbol-argentino-para-los-amistosos-con-rusia-y-nigeria |access-date=29 September 2018 |work=La Nación |date=2 November 2017 |language=es}}
Personal life
Belluschi is married to Florencia, whom he met in his home city of Los Quirquinchos. They began dating when he was 17 years old and have been together since. He is best friends with fellow professional footballer Ignacio Scocco, and both served as best men at each other's wedding.
Belluschi also holds an Italian passport due to his Italian ancestry from the province of Pavia, where his paternal great-grandfather emigrated to Argentina from.{{cite news|url=http://www.canalegenoa.it/news/si-scrive-belluschi-si-legge-bellusci-22254 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702153015/http://www.canalegenoa.it/news/si-scrive-belluschi-si-legge-bellusci-22254 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2013 |title=Si scrive Belluschi, si legge Bellus-ci |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=10 May 2013 |work=canalegenoa.it }}
Honours
;Newell's Old Boys
;Olympiacos
;Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
;San Lorenzo
;Argentina
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908013156/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=31&CPID=76&pStr=Player&PLID=130631&TEID=3460 |date=8 September 2010 |title=Guardian statistics }}
- {{NFT player|id=10974}}
- [http://www.cariverplate.com.ar/tpl.php?cat=es&url=ficha-jugador.php&id=101 Player Profile on the River Plate Website] {{in lang|es}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114025855/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12738&SEOFutbolista=Belluschi+Fernando+Daniel Argentine Primera statistics]}} at Fútbol XXI {{in lang|es}}
{{Argentine Footballer of the Year}}
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