Back خوان أرانغو Arabic خوان ارانجو ARZ خوان آرانقو AZB Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz Catalan Juan Arango German Juan Arango Spanish خوان آرانگو FA Juan Arango Finnish Juan Arango French חואן אראנגו HE
 Arango with Borussia M'gladbach in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Maracay, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1996 | UCV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Nueva Cádiz | ||
| 1999 | Zulia | 12 | (0) |
| 2000 | Caracas | 19 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Monterrey | 45 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Pachuca | 52 | (16) |
| 2003–2004 | Puebla | 36 | (8) |
| 2004–2009 | Mallorca | 183 | (45) |
| 2009–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 154 | (25) |
| 2014–2016 | Tijuana | 45 | (11) |
| 2016 | New York Cosmos | 29 | (15) |
| 2017 | Zulia | 15 | (2) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 593 | (133) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2015 | Venezuela | 129 | (22) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz (born 16 May 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Arango was considered by some in the sport as the greatest Venezuelan footballer of all time.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
He spent the better part of his professional career in La Liga with Mallorca, appearing in 196 official games, and also played several years with Borussia Mönchengladbach for which he signed at the age of 29.[8]
Arango was Venezuela's record holder in international caps and goals for several years, scoring 22 times in 129 matches between 1999 and 2015.[9][10] He represented the nation in six Copa América tournaments.
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