Sebastián Eguren Ledesma (born 8 January 1981 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón in La Liga, mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Eguren started his career in native Uruguay, playing for Montevideo Wanderers (twice) and Club Nacional de Football. With the latter, after the 0–0 Libertadores Cup match against Ecuador's Club Deportivo El Nacional, on 12 February 2004, he tested positive for cocaine, being suspende...
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Sebastián Eguren Ledesma (born 8 January 1981 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón in La Liga, mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Eguren started his career in native Uruguay, playing for Montevideo Wanderers (twice) and Club Nacional de Football. With the latter, after the 0–0 Libertadores Cup match against Ecuador's Club Deportivo El Nacional, on 12 February 2004, he tested positive for cocaine, being suspended from football for six months. He blamed the coca tea, which is widely drunk in the Andean countries (as a medicine which alleviates the effects of altitude), and got the shortest suspension for this kind of cases (this specific match was played at 2,800 meters above sea level, in Quito).
Eguren arrived at Hammarby IF from Norwegian club Rosenborg BK, on loan during the later part of the 2006 season and, on 5 December 2006, signed a three-year contract with the club. At the Swedish side, he quickly became a fan favourite.
On 30 January 2008,...
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