Nicolás Navarro (Argentine footballer)

Not to be confused with Nicolás Navarro (Mexican footballer).

Nicolás Navarro

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Gastón Navarro
Date of birth	March 25, 1985 (1985-03-25) (age 26)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Kayserispor
Number	1
Youth career
	Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Argentinos Juniors	22	(0)
2008–2010	Napoli	22	(0)
2009–2010	→ River Plate (loan)	4	(0)
2010–2011	Argentinos Juniors	23	(0)
2011-	Kayserispor
National team‡
2005	Argentina U-20	3	(0)
2008	Argentina Olympic	0	(0)
Honours Competitor for  Argentina Men's Football Gold 2008 Beijing Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:38, 19 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:38, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Nicolás Gastón Navarro (born 25 March 1985) is an Argentine football goalkeeper who currently plays for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

Club

Navarro started his career with Argentinos Juniors in 2004. In 2007, he was sold to Italian Serie A side SSC Napoli for a fee of around 5 million US dollars, the biggest amount received by the Argentine club since Diego Maradona's transfer in 1981 (around 10 million of the same coin).^[1]

On 20 August 2009, Navarro joined River Plate on loan from Napoli.^[2] However, he played only 4 games in River. For the 2010–11 Argentine Primera División season, Navarro returned to Argentinos Juniors (defending champions of the Argentine league).^[1][3][4][5]

National team

Navarro was part of the Argentina Under-20 squad that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship title. He also won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was not part of the original squad, but received the call-up to replace injured goalkeeper Oscar Ustari during the tournament.

Honours

Season	Club	Title
2005	Argentina Under-20	FIFA U-20 World Cup
2008	Argentina Olympic	Gold Medal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gabriela Bontempi (2010-07-23). "Nicolás Navarro es la cuarta incorporación" (in Spanish). Argentinos Pasión. http://www.argentinospasion.com.ar/index.php/archivo/56-apertura-2010/1071-nicolas-navarro-es-la-cuarta-incorporacion. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
2. ^ "Napoli’s Nicolas Navarro Joins River Plate On Loan". Goal.com. 2009-08-20. http://goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/08/20/1450058/napolis-nicolas-navarro-joins-river-plate-on-loan. 
3. ^ "Mercado: El Nápoles le presta portero al campeón argentino" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 2010-07-24. http://www.goal.com/es/news/21/fichajes/2010/07/24/2039470/mercado-el-n%C3%A1poles-le-presta-portero-al-campe%C3%B3n-argentino. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
4. ^ "Navarro vuelve a su primer hogar" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2010-07-23. http://www.tycsports.com/notas/57247-navarro-vuelve-su-primer-hogar. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
5. ^ "Napoli-Navarro risoluzione contratto" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 24 July 2010. http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?root=707&fwd=3421&content=0. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 

External links

• Player profile on Napoli's official website
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Navarro, Nicolas Gaston
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	25 March 1985
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death
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