Ignacio Camacho

Ignacio Camacho

Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Camacho Barnola
Date of birth	4 May 1990 (1990-05-04) (age 21)
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 2011

This 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.

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

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2007

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

1. ^ Atlético hand Camacho maiden deal
2. ^ Atlético maintain top-four challenge
3. ^ 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)
4. ^ Camacho thrilled by triumph

External links

• Málaga official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Ignacio Camacho – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Camacho, Ignacio
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	4 May 1990
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Date of death
Place of death