Roberto Abbondanzieri

Roberto Abbondanzieri
Abbondanzieri in 2007
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Abbondancieri[1]
Date of birth (1972-08-19) 19 August 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Bouquet, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Rosario Central 57 (0)
1996–2006 Boca Juniors 204 (0)
2006–2009 Getafe 83 (0)
2009–2010 Boca Juniors 22 (0)
2010 Internacional 8 (0)
Total 374 (0)
International career
1989 Argentina U-17 3 (0)
2004–2008 Argentina 46 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Godoy Cruz (assistant)
2014–2015 Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant)
2016–2018 Unión Española (assistant)
2019 Pachuca (assistant)
2020–2021 Curicó Unido (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri (also spelled Abbondancieri, born 19 August 1972), nicknamed El Pato (The Duck), is a former Argentine professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his career for the Boca Juniors in his homeland, as well as Getafe of La Liga and Internacional of Brazil. After his retirement, he took up coaching.[2]

Abbondanzieri earned 49 caps for the Argentina national football team from 2004 to 2008, playing at two Copa America tournaments and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto ˈkaɾlos (ˈpato) aβondanˈsjeɾi])
  2. ^ Roberto Abbondanzieri, auxiliar de lujo para Pachuca, futboltotal.com.mx, 21 January 2019