Maldonado fills Fenerbahçe gap
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Fenerbahçe SK have signed Santos FC's Chilean international midfielder Claudio Maldonado to help fill the gap left by the long-term injury to Stephen Appiah.
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Fenerbahçe SK have signed Chile defensive midfielder Claudio Maldonado for an undisclosed fee from Santos FC.
Appiah replacement
Maldonado, 28, moves to the Turkish title-holders on an initial 18-month contract. He will help to cover for Stephen Appiah, the Ghana midfielder who is out for the season due to a blood clot in his knee. Maldonado's new team will face Sevilla FC in the UEFA Champions League first knockout round, starting with the first leg in Istanbul on 20 February. Zico's latest recruit spent two campaigns with Santos, following spells with Cruzeiro EC and São Paulo FC. Capped 39 times by Chile, he began his career in his homeland with CD Colo Colo.