Mariano Barbosa

Mariano Barbosa

Personal information
Full name	Mariano Damián Barbosa
Date of birth	27 July 1984 (1984-07-27) (age 27)
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.

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

1. ^ "Villarreal turn to Barbosa". UEFA.com. 8 June 2005. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=308011.html. 
2. ^ "Recreativo in for Barbosa". UEFA.com. 17 August 2007. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=572675.html. Retrieved 12 April 2010. 
3. ^ Mariano Barbosa – FIFA competition record

External links

• Las Palmas official profile (Spanish)
• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Medio Tiempo stats (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Barbosa, Mariano
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	27 July 1984
Place of birth	Lanús, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death