Ariel Ibagaza

Ariel Ibagaza
Personal information
Full name Ariel Miguel Santiago Ibagaza
Date of birth (1976-10-27) 27 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Lanús 97 (10)
1998–2003 Mallorca 143 (19)
2003–2006 Atlético Madrid 85 (5)
2006–2008 Mallorca 61 (6)
2008–2010 Villarreal 54 (3)
2010–2014 Olympiacos 72 (1)
2014–2015 Panionios 23 (0)
Total 535 (44)
International career
1995 Argentina U20 6 (1)
2004 Argentina 1 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Olympiacos (assistant)
2017 Olympiacos (assistant)
2017–2018 Olympiacos U20 (assistant)
2018 Olympiacos (assistant)
2021–2022 Olympiacos B[1]
2023–2024 Olympiacos B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariel Miguel Santiago Ibagaza (born 27 October 1976) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. Nicknamed El Caño, his usual position was attacking midfielder, and he was well known for his technique and vision.

He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain – where he represented mainly Mallorca – and amassing La Liga totals of 343 matches and 33 goals over 12 seasons.[2]

  1. ^ "Ολυμπιακός Β': Οριστικά με τον Ιμπαγάσα στο τιμόνι!". 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jugadores de ayer y de hoy: Ariel Ibagaza (Players of yesterday and today: Ariel Ibagaza) Archived 8 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine; RCDM, 4 February 2010 (in Spanish)