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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 spelledAbbondancieri,born 19 August 1972), nicknamedEl Pato(The Duck), is a former Argentine professionalfootballerwho played as agoalkeeper.

He spent most of his career for theBoca Juniorsin his homeland, as well asGetafeofLa LigaandInternacionalof Brazil. After his retirement, he took up coaching.[2]

Abbondanzieri earned 49 caps for theArgentina national football teamfrom 2004 to 2008, playing at twoCopa Americatournaments and the2006 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

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Early career

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Born inBouquet,Santa Fe,Abbondanzieri's professional debut took place on 6 December 1994 at Santa Fe'sRosario Central,with whom he would soon after winning the 1995CONMEBOL Cup.He played with the club until 1997, when he moved to Boca Juniors to be the reserve goalkeeper.

Abbondanzieri trained in the shadow ofÓscar Córdobauntil theColombiangoalie suffered an injury during theClausuratournament of 1999. However, Abbondanzieri himself then suffered a shoulder injury during a match againstRiver Plate,and the club's third-choice goalkeeper, Cristian Muñoz, took his place. When he recovered from his injury Abbondanzieri was once again Córdoba's understudy until February 2002, when Córdoba moved toItalianclubPerugia.

Abbondanzieri changed his name in July 2002 from Abbondancieri, a misspelling that arose at Argentinian customs when his grandfather immigrated there, to the original spelling that he uses today. The name change was prompted by Italian citizenship concerns in the case of his transfer to the European football leagues.[3]He was named South American Goalkeeper of the Year in 2003.[4]

Until September 2006, when Boca achieved their thirdRecopa Sudamericana,he held the Boca Juniors record of 14 titles, surpassed later byGuillermo Barros Schelotto.

Getafe

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In June 2006, after weeks of speculation, Abbondanzieri signed a three-year contract with Spanishfirst divisionGetafe CF,claiming that "it's the right time for me to go to Europe".[5]In hisdebut seasonin theSpanish league,he won theRicardo Zamora Trophyto the best goalkeeper, after conceding only 30 goals in 37 matches.

On 10 April 2008, in aUEFA Cupquarterfinal second-leg match againstBayern Munich,Abbondanzieri made a vital error in extra time, failing to hold a routine ball from a distant free kick. The ball slipped under his legs while in the six-yard box, allowing Bayern strikerLuca Tonito tap the ball into the back of the net. Bayern was still in deficit of goals on aggregate, as the score was 2–3 after the goal (3–4 on aggregate), but only five minutes later, Bayern would level the score at 3–3 (4–4 on aggregate) and allow themselves passage to the UEFA Cup semifinals via theaway goals rule.[6]

Return to South America

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Abbondanzieri continued with Getafe for the first half of the 2008–2009 season, but at his request was transferred back to Boca Juniors for the 2009 Clausura tournament. "El Pato" was again Boca's number one and competed in the Clausura, although Boca only finished in 14th. He also participated in the Copa Libertadores, where Boca fell to Defensor Sporting of Uruguay in the round of 16.

On 16 February 2010,Internacionalsigned the Argentine goalkeeper "Pato" fromBoca Juniors.[7] Abbondanzieri retired on 18 December after the match against Seongnam for the third place ofFIFA Club World Cup.Internacional won 4–2.

International career

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As a youth, Abbondanzieri represented Argentina in the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Since then, he became a continuous presence in Boca's goal and, in June 2004, he became the goalkeeper for theArgentina national teamand has since played in theCopa América 2004and theSouth American Qualificationfor the2006 FIFA World Cup.

On 6 May 2006, he was named as a definite squad member for the2006 World Cupby coachJosé Pekerman.

On 30 June 2006, he was injured in theWorld Cup quarter-finalsagainst hostsGermany,after Argentina had taken a 1–0 lead. German strikerMiroslav Klosejumped up high for a header while running and collided with Abbondanzieri, with Klose's right leg hitting the Argentinian keeper in the chest. Klose, who had looked sideways to watch for the ball in the moments leading up to the collision and thus may not have seen Abbondanzieri, received no penalty. Abbondanzieri continued at first but had to be carried off on a stretcher some minutes later, to be replaced byLeo Franco,who later failed to save Klose's equalizing strike in the 80th minute, and the four penalty kicks in the ensuingpenalty shootout,which Argentina lost 2–4.[8]

He continued to be Argentina's first choice goalkeeper under Alfio Basile following the 2006 World Cup. He played all six games at the2007 Copa Américain Venezuela as Argentina reached the final, only to lose to Brazil 3–0. He remained Basile's goalkeeper through the early stages of qualifying for the2010 World Cupin South Africa but was forced out injured during a 1–1 draw at home to Paraguay. After recovering from his injury, Basile had been replaced byDiego Maradona,who left Abbondanzieri off the squad.

Coaching career

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In November 2012, Abbondanzieri was named as assistant to his former Boca teammateMartín Palermowhen he was hired byGodoy Cruz.[9]In April 2014, the pair andRolando Schiavitook the same job atArsenal de Sarandí.[10]

Abbondanzieri and Palermo moved to Chile to manageUnión Españolain May 2016.[11]

On 28 November 2020, Abbondanzieri was appointed as assistant coach at Chilean clubCuricó Unido,once again underMartín Palermo.[12]However, at the end of May 2021, Abbondanzieri announced that he would step back from football to spend more time with his family.[13]

Personal life

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Abbondanzieri shares his nickname with another renowned Argentine goalkeeper,Ubaldo Fillol.

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosario Central 1994–95 Primera División 14 0 - - 14 0
1995–96 Primera División 25 0 - - 25 0
1996–97 Primera División 18 0 - - 18 0
Total 57 0 0 0 57 0
Boca Juniors 1996–97 Primera División 8 0 - - 8 0
1997–98 Primera División 13 0 - - 5 0 18 0
1998–99 Primera División 8 0 - - 1 0 9 0
1999–00 Primera División 8 0 - - 8 0
2000–01 Primera División 16 0 - - 7 0 23 0
2001–02 Primera División 22 0 - - 12 0 34 0
2002–03 Primera División 33 0 - - 14 0 47 0
2003–04 Primera División 32 0 - - 22 0 54 0
2004–05 Primera División 31 0 - - 20 0 51 0
2005–06 Primera División 33 0 - - 33 0
Total 204 0 0 0 71 0 275 0
Getafe 2006–07 La Liga 36 0 0 0 - - 36 0
2007–08 La Liga 34 0 0 0 2 0 36 0
2008–09 La Liga 13 0 0 0 - - 13 0
Total 83 0 0 0 2 0 85 0
Boca Juniors 2008–09 Primera División 19 0 - - 8 0 27 0
2009–10 Primera División 9 0 - - 1 - 10 0
Total 28 0 0 0 9 0 37 0
Internacional 2010 Série A 8 0 0 0 10 0 18 0
Career total 380 0 0 0 92 0 464 0

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]

National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2004 11 0
2005 9 0
2006 9 0
2007 14 0
2008 6 0
Total 49 0

Honours

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Rosario Central

Boca Juniors

Internacional

Individual

References

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  1. ^Spanish pronunciation:[roˈβeɾtoˈkaɾlos(ˈpato)aβondanˈsjeɾi])
  2. ^Roberto Abbondanzieri, auxiliar de lujo para Pachuca,futboltotal.mx, 21 January 2019
  3. ^"profile".Footballdatabase.Retrieved24 February2013.
  4. ^Sporting LifeArchived14 December 2006 at theWayback Machine
  5. ^"Abbondanzieri está cada día más cerca del Getafe".19 June 2006.
  6. ^"Toni's last-gasp brace sends Bayern into semis".FC Bayern Munich. 10 April 2008.Retrieved3 April2018.
  7. ^"El portero Roberto Abbondanzieri cerca del Internacional de Porto Alegre"(in Spanish). Ecodiario.eleconomista.es. 16 February 2010.Retrieved24 February2013.
  8. ^Moore, Glen (1 July 2006)."Soccer: Striker's destiny Klose at hand".NZ Herald.Retrieved13 June2020.
  9. ^Almedo, Rodrigo (24 November 2012)."Martín Palermo aceptó ser el DT de Godoy Cruz"[Martín Palermo accepted to become Godoy Cruz manager].Los Andes(in Spanish).Retrieved3 April2018.
  10. ^"Palermo, Schiavi y Abbondanzieri fueron presentados en Arsenal"[Palermo, Schiavi and Abbondanzieri were presented at Arsenal] (in Spanish). LM Neuquen. 18 April 2014.Retrieved3 April2018.
  11. ^"El 'Loco' Martín Palermo asume como DT de chileno Unión Española"['El Loco' Martín Palermo hired as manager of Chilean club Unión Española].El Comercio(in Spanish). 11 May 2016.Retrieved3 April2018.
  12. ^Palermo ya es el nuevo técnico de Curicó Unido de Chile,pagina12.ar, 28 November 2020
  13. ^Abbondanzieri dejó a Palermo y se alejó del fútbol: "Me perdí muchas cosas de la vida",tycsports, 24 May 2021
  14. ^ab"Roberto Abbondanzieri".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved22 February2013.
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