Arghus
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Club career
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
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]
Honours
- Slovenian PrvaLiga (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- 2012–13
- Slovenian Supercup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
- Taça de Portugal (1): 2015–16
Personal life
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]
References
- ^ Arghus44 blog
- ^ a b c "Tretji Brazilec v LV" [Third Brazilian in LV] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Tamara Pocak (21 May 2011). "Najsrečnejši, ko sem se videl v videoigrici" [The happiest, when I saw myself in the video game] (in Slovenian). Ekipa. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- SBV Excelsiorofficial website. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Εφερε Αργκους ο Παναιτωλικός (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Παναιτωλικός – ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1–0: "Ζωντανός" για Ευρώπη". sport24.gr. 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Παναιτωλικός – Πανιώνιος 5-0: Με πεντάρα κυνηγά το "θαύμα" της Ευρώπης". sport24.gr. 11 March 2019.
