Nelson Ibáñez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Martín Ibáñez | ||
Date of birth | November 13, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Racing Club | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001-2004 | Godoy Cruz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2004–2005 | Alumni | 16 | (0) |
2005–2013 | Godoy Cruz | 159 | (0) |
2013– | Racing Club | ||
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 29 July 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Nelson Martín Ibáñez (born 13 November 1981) is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Racing Club.
Career
Club career
Ibáñez joined Godoy Cruz in 2001 and played for their reserve side. In 2004 he was loaned to Alumni de Villa María of the regionalised 4th division of Argentine football.
Ibáñez returned to Godoy Cruz in 2005 and gradually established himself as the first choice goalkeeper. He played for the club in the 2nd division and was part of the team that won the Apertura 2005 championship. Following the club's promotion to the Primera División, he made his top flight debut on 28 August 2006 in a 0-0 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.
Godoy Cruz were relegated at the end of the Clausura 2007, but Ibáñez stayed with the club and helped them to return to the top flight in 2008.
International career
Ibáñez made his debut for the Argentina national team after being called up to join Diego Maradona's squad of Argentina based players who beat Jamaica 2-1 on 10 February 2010.
Honours
- Godoy Cruz
- Primera B Nacional: 2005 Apertura
- Individual
- Ubaldo Fillol Award: 2010 Clausura
External links
- Nelson Ibáñez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ESPN statistics
- Profile at Transfermarkt
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
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