Mariano Andújar

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Personal information
Mariano Gonzalo Andújar
Full name	Mariano Gonzalo Andújar
Date of birth	July 30, 1983 (1983-07-30) (age 24)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Estudiantes de La Plata
Number	21
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2005 2005-2006 2006-Present	Huracán Palermo Estudiantes	7 (0) 11 (0) 62 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mariano Gonzalo Andújar is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born on July 30, 1983, in Buenos Aires. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Argentine premiership.

Andújar started his career at Club Atlético Huracán in 2001. Two years later, the club was relegated to the Argentine 2nd division but he decided to stay with the club.

In 2005 Andújar was signed on loan by Italian Serie A club Palermo where he was initially supposed to be the third goalkeeper behind Matteo Guardalben and Nicola Santoni, both of them sold in the January transfer window and replaced by Federico Agliardi. Andújar played a total of 11 league matches, plus 7 UEFA Cup matches and 3 Coppa Italia appearances.

Andújar returned to Argentina in 2006 to play for Diego Simeone's Estudiantes, where he played 16 games in the Apertura 2006 campaign conceding only 9 goals. Estudiantes ended the season with the tightest defence, conceding only 13 goals in their 20 games.

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The Apertura 2006 ended with Boca Juniors and Estudiantes tied on 44 points, mandating a championship playoff game. With Andújar as goalkeeper, Estudiantes won the playoff 2-1 to claim their first league title in 23 years.

Season	Club	Titles
Apertura 2006	Estudiantes	Primera Division Argentina

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Estudiantes de La Plata – current squad

1 Taborda • 2 Desábato • 3 Basanta • 4 González • 5 Saucedo • 6 Alayes • 7 Salgueiro • 8 Pérez • 9 Piatti • 10 Wilchez • 11 Verón • 12 Dobler • 13 Díaz • 14 Angeleri • 15 Huerta • 16 Moreno y Fabianesi • 17 Lugüercio • 18 Maggiolo • 19 Lázzaro • 20 Galván • 21 Andújar • 22 Braña • 23 Benitez • 24 Bogado • 25 Albil • 26 Barroso • 27 Badell • 28 Pirchio • 29 Morales • 30 Sánchez • 31 Fernández • 32 Carrasco • - Cellay • - Brítez • Manager: Sensini