Ismael Blanco
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Alfonso Blanco | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Elena, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSV 1860 München | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Colón | 50 | (11) |
| 2005 | → Libertad (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | → Olimpo (loan) | 62 | (33) |
| 2007–2011 | AEK Athens | 109 | (50) |
| 2011–2012 | San Luis | 15 | (2) |
| 2012 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | (0) |
| 2012- | TSV 1860 München | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 4 August 2012 (UTC)~ | |||
Ismael Blanco (born on 19 January 1983 in Santa Elena, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine professional football player who currently plays for German club TSV 1860 München, after being released from Polish club Legia Warsaw.
Club career
Argentina
Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002. He suffered a serious knee injury (cruciate ligament) in 2004.[citation needed]
Having lost his place on the first team, after his rehabilitation he was loaned out in January 2005 to Club Libertad of Paraguay, where he had the opportunity to participate at the Copa Libertadores 2005, scoring twice during his team's unsuccessful effort in Group 1.
After his loan spell in Club Libertad, he returned in June 2005 to Argentina, to play on loan for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, a Primera B Nacional team. During his stay there he managed to score 46 times in 90 games helping his team win the Primera B Nacional and the promotion to Primera División and being the top scorer in both the Apertura 2006 (18 goals) and the Clausura 2007 (11 goals). In summer 2007, he rejoined Colón, but not for long.
AEK Athens
He did not stay with Colon for long, on 10 August 2007 Blanco joined AEK Athens[1] on loan. He got his first appearance in an UEFA Cup match against Red Bull Salzburg on 20 September 2007. He then debuted in the Superleague Greece against Atromitos and scored twice leading AEK Athens to a 2–0 win. Blanco's first goal in a European competition occurred on 13 February 2007 against Getafe with a back flick in the 94th minute to end the game as a 1–1 draw. Blanco finished top scorer in the 2007–08 Superleague Greece having scored 19 goals in 28 games (he scored once more during his six playoff apps). His performances led AEK Athens to announce the activation of the clause in his contract on 28 April 2008.[2]
Blanco started his second season in AEK scoring the winning goal via a penalty against Panathinaikos in the year's first derby match. Blanco also stated to the press that he does not want to leave AEK and wants to be playing for many years in Greece.[citation needed] Blanco scored his first Greek Cup goal against Chaidari. Blanco finished top scorer in the 2008–09 Superleague Greece having scored 14 goals in 30 games (plus three goals at six playoff games). Blanco's third season at AEK wasn't as successful as the previous years as he scored only 13 goals all season, (eight in the league, four in Europe, one in playoffs). In his fourth season he scored 15 goals in all competitions. His first goals came in the 5–1 win against Panthrakikos F.C. for the Greek Cup, in which Blanco scored his first hat-trick. He scored also game winner against arch rivals Olympiakos in the 90th minute (he came in the game as a substitution).
Blanco decided not to renew his contract with AEK and not to accept the proposal of AEK and he was released to a free agent.[citation needed] Blanco promised that if ever returned back in Greece that would be only to wear AEK Athens' colours.[citation needed]
San Luis
On 18 August 2011, Blanco was signed by Mexican club San Luis.[3]
Legia Warsaw
On 24 February 2012 Ismael Blanco was signed by Polish club Legia Warsaw until 30 June 2012 with an option of extending to another season.[4] He was released on 15 May 2012 as he did not fulfil the club's expectations, having only scored two goals in the Polish Cup.[5]
Celebration
On 26 September 2007 in a match against Veria, after putting AEK Athens in front, Blanco revealed a Zorro mask from his sock and drew a big Z in the air celebrating the winning goal. He keeps doing so from time to time though referees usually punish him with a yellow card.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Play-offs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2002–03 | Colón | Primera División | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| 2003–04 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2005 | Libertad | Liga Paraguay | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 2005–06 | Olimpo | Primera División | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | Nacional B | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 28 | |
| 2007–08 | Colón | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | AEK Athens | Super League | 28 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 21 |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | ||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 15 | ||
| 2011–12 | Legia Warsaw | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | TSV 1860 München | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Argentina | 112 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 44 | |
| Total | Paraguay | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| Total | Greece | 109 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 169 | 72 | |
| Total | Poland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 243 | 99 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 303 | 121 | ||
Honours
- Nacional B: 2
- Greek Cup: 1
- Polish Cup: 1
- Individual
- Nacional B top goalscorer: 2
- Greek Cup top goalscorer: 2
References
- ^ "AEK Athens signs Blanco". aekfc.gr.[dead link]
- ^ "Blanco makes move permanent". aekfc.gr.[dead link]
- ^ "Ismael Blanco será el quinto extranjero de los potosinos" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.co. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Blanco podpisał kontrakt" (in Polish). legia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Novo, Blanco i Hubnik odchodzą z Legii (Novo, Blanco and Hubnik leave Legia)" (in Polish). Wp.pl. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
- Ismael Blanco at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Argentine people of Arab descent
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- People from Entre Ríos Province
- Association football forwards
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Colón de Santa Fe footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Olimpo footballers
- San Luis footballers
- Legia Warsaw players
- TSV 1860 München players
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Argentine expatriates in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Argentine expatriates in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Argentine expatriates in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Argentine expatriates in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Argentine expatriates in Germany
- Primera División Argentina players
- Superleague Greece players
- Liga MX footballers
- Ekstraklasa players
- 2. Fußball-Bundesliga players