Marcelo Sarmiento
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Marcelo Sarmiento is an Argentine
footballer currently playing for Unión de Santa Fe
.
Sarmiento has spent most of his career in Argentina with Talleres de Córdoba
, Olimpo
and Argentinos Juniors
. He had a brief spell on loan to Bulgaria
n team Litex Lovech and he spent the early part of the 2006–07 season on loan at English
side Southampton
. Sarmiento arrived at Southampton as a holding midfielder to organize the midfield but on 19 January 2007 he was released by Southampton, having only made four appearances for the club, three in the Football League Cup
and one in the FA Cup
.
Sarmiento re-joined his previous club Argentinos Juniors on loan until June 2007 before joining Larissa in Greece
on a free transfer on a two year contract plus one year extension option.
For the next two seasons, Sarmiento was a fundamental part of Larissa squad, playing more than 60 games in total with the maroons, and being one of the key players in midfield.
In summer 2009, he transferred to Atromitos
, rejoining his old Larissa coach Giorgos Donis.
After a two-year stint at Atromitos, he left Greece to join the newly-promoted Argentine Primera División side Unión
in July 2011.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer currently playing for Unión de Santa Fe
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....
.
Sarmiento has spent most of his career in Argentina with Talleres de Córdoba
Talleres de Córdoba
Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A...
, Olimpo
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is a sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 15, 1910, and their main activities are basketball and association football. The football team currently plays in the...
and Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
. He had a brief spell on loan to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n team Litex Lovech and he spent the early part of the 2006–07 season on loan at English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
side Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. Sarmiento arrived at Southampton as a holding midfielder to organize the midfield but on 19 January 2007 he was released by Southampton, having only made four appearances for the club, three in the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
and one in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
.
Sarmiento re-joined his previous club Argentinos Juniors on loan until June 2007 before joining Larissa in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
on a free transfer on a two year contract plus one year extension option.
For the next two seasons, Sarmiento was a fundamental part of Larissa squad, playing more than 60 games in total with the maroons, and being one of the key players in midfield.
In summer 2009, he transferred to Atromitos
Atromitos
Atromitos FC is a football club based in Peristeri, Athens that plays in the Super League Greece.-History:Atromitos FC was officially founded in May 1923 when Kalomvounis, Petos, Glykofridis, Stathopoulos, Synodinos, Rigopoulos, Stamatopoulos, and other students living in Victoria Square decided...
, rejoining his old Larissa coach Giorgos Donis.
After a two-year stint at Atromitos, he left Greece to join the newly-promoted Argentine Primera División side Unión
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....
in July 2011.