{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Portuguese name|Soares|Bordignon}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Arghus | fullname = Arghus Soares Bordignon | image = Arghus Soares Bordignon - Braga tren (2016).jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Alegrete, Brazil | height = {{convert|1.89|m|0|abbr=on}} | position = Centre-back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2000–2002 | youthclubs1 = Grêmio | youthyears2 = 2005 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Paranaense | youthyears3 = 2007 | youthclubs3 = Juventude | youthyears4 = 2007 | youthclubs4 = → Reggina (loan) | years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = Brasil de Pelotas | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2009–2011 | clubs2 = SE River Plate | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2011–2015 | clubs3 = Maribor | caps3 = 65| goals3 = 7 | years4 = 2015–2018 | clubs4 = Braga | caps4 = 8| goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = → Excelsior (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = → Braga B | caps6 = 4 | goals6= 1 | years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = Panetolikos | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Académica | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2020–2021 | clubs9 = Casa Pia | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0 | pcupdate = 22 May 2021 }}
'''Arghus Soares Bordignon''' (born 19 January 1988), known as simply '''Arghus''', is a Brazilian football centre-back.
==Club career== After a series of short spells with various Brazilian and European clubs,<ref>[https://arghus-44.blogspot.com/ Arghus44 blog]</ref> Arghus signed a three-year contract with Slovenian club Maribor in 2011.<ref name="arghus1">{{Cite web |url= http://www.nkmaribor.com/novice/?id=3883 |title= Tretji Brazilec v LV |trans-title=Third Brazilian in LV|publisher= NK Maribor |language= Slovenian |accessdate= 6 July 2011}}</ref> Between December 2011 and May 2012, Arghus was sidelined due to injury and returned on the football pitch in late May 2012 as a substitute in a match against Mura 05, scoring a goal just several minutes later.<ref name="arghus2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ekipa.org/2012/05/najsrecnejsi-ko-sem-se-videl-v-videoigrici/ |title=Najsrečnejši, ko sem se videl v videoigrici |trans-title=The happiest, when I saw myself in the video game |author=Tamara Pocak |publisher=Ekipa |language=Slovenian |date=21 May 2011 |accessdate=22 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045727/http://ekipa.org/2012/05/najsrecnejsi-ko-sem-se-videl-v-videoigrici/ |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
On 4 August 2016, he signed for Excelsior on a one-year loan deal.<ref name="Excelsior huurt Arghus Soares Bordignon van Braga">{{Cite web |url= http://sbvexcelsior.nl/excelsior-huurt-arghus-soares-bordignon-van-braga/ |title= Excelsior huurt Arghus Soares Bordignon van Braga|trans-title=Excelsior hires Arghus Soares Bordignon from Braga|publisher= SBV Excelsior official website|language= Dutch |date= 4 August 2016 |accessdate= 4 August 2016}}</ref>
On 26 January 2018, Panetolikos officially announced their deal with Arghus, who was released from Braga for an undisclosed fee. He signed a contract until the summer of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/article/1190291/efere-argkoys-o-panaitolikos-vids |script-title=el:Εφερε Αργκους ο Παναιτωλικός |publisher=gazzetta.gr |language=Greek |date=26 January 2018}}</ref> His first goal came on 25 February 2019, in a 1–0 home win against PAS Giannina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/panaitwlikos-pas-giannina-1-0-zwntanos-gia-eyrwph.5449370.html |title=Παναιτωλικός – ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1–0: "Ζωντανός" για Ευρώπη |publisher=sport24.gr |date=25 February 2019}}</ref> Two weeks later, he opened the score in a 5–0 home win against Panionios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/panaitwlikos-paniwnios-5-0-me-pentara-kynhga-to-thauma-ths-eyrwphs.5460965.html |title=Παναιτωλικός – Πανιώνιος 5-0: Με πεντάρα κυνηγά το "θαύμα" της Ευρώπης |publisher=sport24.gr |date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Maribor *Slovenian PrvaLiga (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *Slovenian Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13 *Slovenian Supercup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
;Braga *Taça de Portugal (1): 2015–16
==Personal life== Unlike many Brazilian men's footballers, who lived and played football on the streets, Arghus had a better life as a child, living in a small and quiet town.<ref name="arghus2"/> His mother was a Portuguese language professor and his father a policeman.<ref name="arghus2"/> He also has a younger brother who is involved in football.<ref name="arghus2"/> Arghus is multilingual, speaking three languages fluently: Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.<ref name="arghus1"/> He is married to a long-time girlfriend and childhood friend, Amanda.<ref name="arghus2"/> Arghus holds a dual citizenship of Brazil and Italy.<ref name="arghus1"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External sources== * {{Soccerway|arghus-soares-bordignon/64685}} * [http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?idi=98046&id=21&all=1 Arghus] at PrvaLiga {{in lang|sl}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arghus}} Category:1988 births Category:People from Alegrete Category:Living people Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Category:NK Maribor players Category:S.C. Braga players Category:S.C. Braga B players Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players Category:Panetolikos F.C. players Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Super League Greece players Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen