Andrés Fleurquin

Andrés José Fleurquin Rubio (born 8 February 1975) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

In 1999 he moved abroad for the first time, joining SK Sturm Graz in Austria and being regularly used by the club during two and a half Bundesliga seasons, with two runner-up league finishes.

In August 2001, Fleurquin signed for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, being a very important first-team unit as the side won another Süper Lig championship.

For 2004–05 he continued in that level and Andalusia, but eventually attained La Liga promotion with Cádiz CF, being immediately relegated back with the player appearing in 30 matches and scoring once – on 2 October 2005, in a 1–1 home draw against RC Celta de Vigo.

He was selected for two Copa América tournaments, being regularly used during the 1999 edition in Paraguay as the national team finished second to Brazil.