BIOGRAPHY AND CAREER
Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo born 2 June 1988 is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Atlético Madrid and the Argentine national team.
Agüero earned his nickname Kun when his grandparents noted his resemblance to Japanese anime character Kum Kum. He is married and has a son with Diego Maradona's daughter Giannina Maradona.
Agüero was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires on 2 June 1988 into a large family with seven children.His mother, Adriana, was a housewife, and his father, Leonel, was a taxi driver. Kun is the second child of the seven, but unlike his siblings Yesica, Gabriela, Maira, Daiana, Mauritius and Gaston, he took the name of his mother, Agüero, and not Del Castillo, the name of his father. Agüero started playing football at a young age and he often played on a pitch in his local neighbourhood, Villa Itali. He was quoted as saying that the best place for children to learn how to play football was on the street, and that doing so helped him in his own development
Agüero is currently married to Giannina Maradona, the youngest daughter of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, whom he has dated since the end of 2007. On 19 February 2009, it was announced that Giannina had given birth to a son named Benjamín in Madrid. Maradona was in the Spanish capital for the birth of his first grandson, while Agüero, 20, missed Atlético's training session earlier in the day. Atlético offered their congratulations in a statement on their official website.
Agüero has a tattoo on the inside of his right arm, inscribed in Tengwar—a form of writing invented by J. R. R. Tolkien that was used by the Elves in his works. It translates roughly to Kun Agüero in the Latin alphabet. He also has a tattoo on his left arm with his son's name and date of birth
Personal information
Full name: Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Date of birth: 2 June 1988
Place of birth: Quilmes, Argentina
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Striker
Club information
Current club: Atlético Madrid
Number: 10
Senior career*
2003–2006 Independiente 53 (23)
2006– Atlético Madrid 166 (65)
National team‡
2005–2007 Argentina U20 7 (6)
2008 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2006– Argentina 25 (9)
