Emiliano Papa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emiliano Ramiro Papa | ||
| Date of birth | April 19, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Acebal, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2006 | Rosario Central | 138 | (5) |
| 2006– | Vélez Sársfield | 170 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Argentina | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:50, 16 December 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Emiliano Ramiro Papa (born April 19, 1982) is an Argentine football left back or left winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.
Club career
Papa made his debut for Rosario Central in 2002, going on to play over 100 games for the club. In 2006, he moved to Vélez Sársfield. However, after a single season with Vélez he returned to Rosario Central on loan, re-establishing himself in the starting lineup and captaining the team on several occasions.
After the season-long loan in Rosario Central ended, Papa returned to Vélez Sársfield and became the team's starter at left-back, relegatig Uruguayan international Pablo Lima. With Vélez, he won the 2009 Clausura, starting in all the 19 games of the tournament.[1] On May 2010 he extended his contractual relation with Vélez until June 2013.[2]
Papa was a regular starter in Vélez's 2011 Clausura and 2012 Inicial league titles.
International career
Papa was called up to the Argentina national team for a friendly match against Scotland on 19 November 2008, which was Diego Maradona's first game and victory as Argentina's manager (1-0).[3] Papa was also a starter in Maradona's first defeat coaching Argentina, against Bolivia (1-6). He played 6 times during Maradona's era, but was left out of the final squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Starter with Argentina national team in both legs of the first annual Superclásico de las Américas, in Cordoba 14 September 2011 and back in Brazil on 28 September 2011, Argentina lost the title (0-0 at home, and 2-0 away).
International appearances
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | September 14, 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina |  Brazil | 0–0 | Draw | 2011 Roca Cup.[4][5] |
| 8. | September 28, 2011 | Belém, Brazil | Brazil | 2–0 | Lost | 2011 Roca Cup.[4][5] |
Honours
- Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División (3): 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Inicial
References
- ↑ "Closing '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ↑ "Hay Papa hasta el 2013" (in Spanish). Vélez Sársfield official website. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ↑ Argentina v. Scotland. TyC Sports. Retrieved 2010-5-14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Brasil y Argentina se enfrentarán en septiembre". FIFA. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil". AFA. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sársfield official website (Spanish)
- Emiliano Papa – FIFA competition record
- Emiliano Papa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
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