Sergio Sagarzazu (born 11 September 1987) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Sagarzazu played for Excursionistas and River Plate in his youth career. He departed the latter in 2007 to join German

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side

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. He made his debut on 4 March 2007 against Bayer Leverkusen II, before scoring his first goal a week later versus

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. The club were relegated at the conclusion of 2006–07. He spent one season in

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, making twenty-seven appearances as SV Wilhelmshaven were promoted back up to tier four. He departed in 2008 after two years and thirty-eight appearances for the Germans, though controversy arose three years later. Sagarzazu's ex-clubs, Excursionistas and River Plate, filed a lawsuit with

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over unpaid bonuses; which his club denied. In 2014, FIFA sided with the aforementioned teams and SV Wilhelmshaven were relegated from the

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. Two years later, in 2016, the

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and

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cleared SV Wilhelmshaven of any wrongdoing. After leaving German football in 2008, Sagarzazu subsequently joined San Martín (T). However, despite spending four years with San Martín (T), he never played for them; instead, being loaned out on two occasions. Firstly to Estudiantes, and then to Unión Sunchales. For the two clubs, he featured forty-nine times and scored twice. After leaving San Martín (T), he had spells with

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, Gimnasia y Esgrima and

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between 2012 and 2015. On 6 January 2016,

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of the

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signed Sagarzazu. His debut arrived against Godoy Cruz on 23 April, which was followed by a goal in appearance two versus

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on 13 May. He played six further matches for San Martín (SJ) before departing ahead of 2017–18. For the 2017–18 campaign, Sagarzazu spent it in

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with Juventud Unida. One goal in twenty-two games occurred for Sagarzazu, in a season which ended in relegation. On 23 May 2018, Primera B Nacional's Los Andes became Sagarzazu's eleventh senior club.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagarzazu, Sergio 1987 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Argentino A players Primera B Metropolitana players SV Wilhelmshaven players San Martín de Tucumán footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Unión de Sunchales footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Crucero del Norte footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay footballers Guaraní Antonio Franco footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú players Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Sarmiento de Resistencia footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen