Won two Argentine Primera División (2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura) with River Plate; the Serie A (2009) with C. de R. do Flamengo; two Liga MX (2013 Clausura, 2014 Apertura) and the CONCACAF Champions League (2015, 2016) with Club América.
Played with Argentina U17 and U20.
Father of Jair Sambueza and Ian Sambueza.
Was romantically involved with Karla Pineda.
Golden Ball at the 2016 CONCACAF Champions League.