- Ignacio Camacho
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Ignacio Camacho Personal information Full name Ignacio Camacho Barnola Date of birth 4 May 1990 Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder Club information Current club Málaga Number 6 Youth career 2001–2005 Zaragoza 2005–2007 Atlético Madrid Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2008 Atlético B 12 (0) 2008–2010 Atlético Madrid 30 (2) 2011– Málaga 16 (0) National team‡ 2005 Spain U15 1 (0) 2006–2007 Spain U17 25 (2) 2008–2009 Spain U19 14 (4) 2009 Spain U20 2 (0) 2008– Spain U21 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2011This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Camacho and the second or maternal family name is Barnola.Ignacio Camacho Barnola (born 4 May 1990 in Zaragoza, Aragon) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga, usually as a defensive midfielder.
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Club career
Initially starting out at hometown club Real Zaragoza, Camacho was spotted by Atlético Madrid, and was signed to its youth academy. He made his first-team debut on 1 March 2008 (a starter, he played 68 minutes and was booked), as the colchoneros won 4–2 at home over FC Barcelona. He had just signed his first professional contract two months earlier.[1]
On 3 May, he scored his first La Liga goal (netting twice), in another home success, this time against Recreativo de Huelva (3–0, one day shy of his 18th birthday).[2]
After some excellent performances in 2007–08, Camacho would however spend the following season restricted to cup matches (he did not make the league's list of 18 in most of the games), with coach Javier Aguirre preferring Portuguese Maniche and new signing Éver Banega. This situation would slightly improve in late February 2009, as new coach Abel Resino had a run-in with Maniche, leaving him out of the squad for the remainder of the campaign.
The 2009–10 season did not provide Camacho with the needed opportunities to progress; injured for most of the early part of the season, when healthy, he was mainly utilized in injury time of matches. In the following campaign, he appeared even more rarely - no minutes in the league whatsoever - and, in late December 2010, was transferred to Málaga CF, with teammate Sergio Asenjo also making the move, in a loan deal.[3]
International career
Camacho captained the Spain U17s to the title at the 2007 European Championship, scoring one goal himself during the tournament.[4]
In 2008, following his performances with Atlético's first team, he was promoted to the under-21s, but missed the 2009 European Championships through injury.
Club statistics
Season Club Competition Apps Goals Assists 2007/08 Atlético Madrid Spanish League
10 2 0 2008/09 Atlético Madrid Spanish League
8 0 0 2009/10 Atlético Madrid Spanish League
12 0 1 2010/11 Atlético Madrid Spanish League
0 0 0 2010/11 Málaga CF Spanish League
15 0 0 2011/12 Málaga CF Spanish League
1 0 0 Total 46 2 1 Honours
Club
- Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010
- Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2009–10
Country
Personal life
Camacho's father Juan José was also a footballer, as older brother Juanjo (played for several Segunda and Segunda División B outfits).
References
- ^ Atlético hand Camacho maiden deal
- ^ Atlético maintain top-four challenge
- ^ Atlético y Málaga llegan a un principio de acuerdo por Camacho y Asenjo (Atlético and Málaga agree for Camacho and Asenjo); Atlético Madrid's website, 28 December 2010 (Spanish)
- ^ Camacho thrilled by triumph
External links
- Málaga official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Ignacio Camacho – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
Málaga CF – current squad 1 Rubén · 2 Gámez (c) · 3 Weligton · 4 Kris · 5 Demichelis · 6 Camacho · 7 Joaquín · 8 Toulalan · 9 V. Nistelrooy · 10 Apoño · 11 S. Fernández · 12 Cazorla · 13 Caballero · 14 Mathijsen · 15 Monreal · 16 Maresca · 17 Duda · 18 Eliseu · 19 Baptista · 20 Buonanotte · 21 S. Sánchez · 22 Isco · 23 Rondón · 24 Edinho · 25 H. Rosário · 26 Juanmi · 27 Portillo · 28 Recio · Malagueño · Manager: Pellegrini
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Zaragoza
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Málaga CF footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
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