Dario Conca, The Ignored Crack, fifth highest-paid player in the world

Dario Leonardo Conca, General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, 1983, is the fifth highest-paid player in the world, only behind Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Yaya Touré. Surely many of our American readers will know who this player but for many Spanish Dario Conca is a true unknown. This is his story:

Dario Conca began his walk as a player in the ranks of Argentine club Tigre, debuting at the National B with only 15 years old, who joined the River Plate, debuting in first 20 years of hand Manuel Pellegrini. In 2004 he was transferred to the Catholic University of Chile, who won the Clausura 2005. A year later he returned to Argentina after signing for Rosario Central, where he was reunited with Leonardo Astrada, the coach who, precisely, had shut the door on River. There was only one season, and after she left the Basque Brazilian range. His wanderings in the bacalhau club did not last more than a year, once again, Conca was packing to become part of Fluminense.

With so many comings and goings, Dario Conca finally found the balance and took his best football Machine Tricolor, who made ​​it back to back finals of the Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana in 2008 and 2009-losing both against the same team The Liga de Quito. In 2010 he won the Brasileirão and for the second consecutive year, was named player of the championship for the first time, was part of the Dream Team of America. As conductor of the attack and 9 assists tricolor -19 goals in the last Brasileirão-made him a true idol of the stands and the press brasileira finished it ranked as the Crack ignored.

But there who has not ignored the value of good Conca. Thousands of miles of Rio de Janeiro, Guǎngzhōu city, capital of the province, more traditionally known in Spain as Canton, fixed it. Well, look at is an understatement, I should say fell in love with him. For a few months ago a group of representatives from Guangzhou Evergrande traveled to Brazil with an irresistible offer for both the Flu to the player.

So on today's teammate Dario Conca two Brazilians, one Japanese, one Australian, one Canadian, one Nigerian, one North Korean, Vietnamese, a Nepalese, a Mongolian and a lot of Chinese. Guangzhou is the crack of Evergrande and collects $ 1.5 million per month or, for that is, 10 million euros a year. Perhaps still the ignored but, who cares to be ignored when entering 35,000 a day?