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Mariano Barbosa Personal information Full name Mariano Damián Barbosa Date of birth 27 July 1984 Place of birth Lanús, Argentina Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Las Palmas Number 1 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2005 Banfield 38 (0) 2005–2007 Villarreal 21 (0) 2007–2008 Recreativo 0 (0) 2008–2009 Estudiantes 1 (0) 2009 → River Plate (loan) 4 (0) 2009–2010 Atlas 28 (0) 2010– Las Palmas 46 (0) National team 2003 Argentina U20 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Mariano Damián Barbosa (born 27 July 1984 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas in Spain, as a goalkeeper.
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Club career
Barbosa started his career with Club Atlético Banfield in 2002. In 2005 he was signed by Spanish club Villarreal CF for a fee of €2 million,[1] alongside another player in his position, Uruguayan Sebastián Viera.
Barbosa served mainly as reserve at Villarreal, but filled in for Viera a number of times, most notably in the semifinals of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League against Arsenal. Even though he did not let in any goals in the second leg, the English had won 1–0 in the first game, for an eventual qualification.
In the summer of 2007, after the signing of Diego López, Barbosa was allowed to join fellow La Liga side Recreativo de Huelva.[2] Barred by Italian Stefano Sorrentino, he appeared in no matches during his sole campaign.
In 2008, Barbosa returned to his country and joined Estudiantes de La Plata, being loaned to fellow first divisioner Club Atlético River Plate in the following year. After an unsuccessful return to Argentina, he was sold to Club Atlas of Mexico, on 7 July 2009.
After one year with Atlas, Barbosa returned to Spain, signing for UD Las Palmas of the second division.
International career
Barbosa was second-choice for the Argentine under-20 team that reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup in 2003, in an eventual runner-up place to winners Brazil. He replaced suspended Gustavo Eberto in the round of 16 match against Egypt, a 2–1 win.[3]
References
- ^ "Villarreal turn to Barbosa". UEFA.com. 8 June 2005. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=308011.html.
- ^ "Recreativo in for Barbosa". UEFA.com. 17 August 2007. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=572675.html. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Mariano Barbosa – FIFA competition record
External links
- Las Palmas official profile (Spanish)
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Medio Tiempo stats (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Lanús
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Citizens of Italy through descent
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Argentine footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Banfield footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- River Plate footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Recreativo de Huelva footballers
- UD Las Palmas footballers
- Primera División de México players
- F.C. Atlas players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
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