- Midfielder for Vélez Sarsfield (1993-2000), River Plate (2000, 2002, 2003-2004), S.S.C. Napoli (Italy, 2000-2001, 2002), Tigres U.A.N.L. (Mexico, 2004-05), Newell's Old Boys (2005-06, 2007-2008), San Lorenzo de Almagro (2006), Defensor Sporting (Uruguay, 2009) and Audax Italiano (Chile, 2010).
- Older brother of footballer Darío Husaín.
- Member of the Argentina youth team who won the gold medal at 1995 Pan American Games; the bronze medal at 1991 South American U17 Championship and 1991 FIFA U17 World Championship.
- Won four Argentine Primera División titles and five international cups (Copa Libertadores, Intercontinental Cup, Interamerican Cup, Supercopa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana) with Vélez Sarsfield; and three Argentine Primera División titles with River Plate.
- 15 appearances for Argentina National Football Team (1997-2002); scored 1 goal. Member of the Copa América 1997, 1999, and the Korea/Japan '02 squads.
- His father, Julio Husaín, was C.A. Nueva Chicago player in 1964.
- Played well over 200 games for Vélez Sarsfield.
- Thanked by Diego Maradona in the liner notes of his autobiography "Yo soy el Diego" (2000).
- Descended to Serie B with S.S.C. Napoli in 2001.
- Was romantically linked to Marixa Balli.
- Was in an on-off relationship with Agustina Vicoli (2006-2015).
- (2010-2017) Co-owner, with Diego Placente and Ariel Garcé, a restaurant called "Blonda" in Las Cañitas, Buenos Aires.
- Retired from football at the age 35 after the 2010 Chile earthquake.
- Finished in the Top 10 players with most red cards in the history of the Argentine Apertura-Clausura.
- Played for Argentina's Showbol in 2010.
- Panelist of the TV shows: Fútbol Total Argentina (2013), Fútbol Total (2007) (since 2014), Debate Fútbol (2015), De fútbol se habla así (2015) (season 2016-2020) and Tribuna Caliente (1993) (season 2018).
- Worked as analyst of the World Cup (Brazil 2014, Russia 2018, Qatar 2022), the Copa América (Chile 2015, USA 2016, Brazil 2019) and the Confederations Cup (Russia 2017) for DirecTV Sports.
- Also was commentator of the second division matches for Fútbol Para Todos (2009) and DIRECTV Sports: Fútbol Argentino (2016).
- Played for River Plate's Fútbol Senior from 2018-19.
- Unfortunately, he is remembered in Colombia for assaulted at the América de Cali's coach El Pecoso Castro after he pulled his hair in the quarterfinal at the 2003 Copa Libertadores.
- Member of the streaming show Offsiders Latinoamerica (2020).
- Has a son called Mateo (b. July 2021).
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