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5 unusual facts about Juan Arango


Javi Navarro

On 20 March 2005 he brutally impacted with his elbow on RCD Mallorca's Juan Arango, leaving the Venezuelan unconscious on the pitch.

Juan Arango

In the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, he helped the Vinotinto finish a best-ever fourth in the continental competition, scoring in the last match, a 1–4 loss against Peru, in what was his 100th international cap.

In the 2007 edition held in his country, he helped the national team finish first in the group stage, and scored in the quarterfinals against Uruguay, but in a 1–4 defeat.

On 10 December 2012, Gladbach manager Lucien Favre hailed Arango as one of the best left-footed players in the world after the Venezuelan scored a 48-yard stunner in a 2–0 defeat of Mainz the previous day.

In 2004, he appeared in all three group stage matches during the Copa América.



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