Sergio Ibarra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Ramón Ibarra Guzmán | ||
| Date of birth | January 11, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Cuarto, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Sportivo Atenas | ||
| 1992 | Ciclista Lima | (7[1]) | |
| 1993–1996 | Alianza Atlético | (45) | |
| 1997 | Municipal | 22 | (13) |
| 1998–1999 | Sport Boys | 61 | (18) |
| 2000 | Deportivo Wanka | 22 | (16) |
| 2000 | Águila | ||
| 2001 | Universitario | 41 | (14) |
| 2002 | Alianza Atlético | (22) | |
| 2003 | Unión Huaral | 15 | (7) |
| 2003 | Estudiantes | 29 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | Cienciano | 77 | (44) |
| 2006 | Once Caldas | 15 | (2) |
| 2006 | José Gálvez | 21 | (13) |
| 2007 | Sport Boys | 37 | (12) |
| 2008 | FBC Melgar | 46 | (20) |
| 2009 | Juan Aurich | 32 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Cienciano | 51 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | Sport Huancayo | 70 | (30[2]) |
| 2014 | José Gálvez | 11 | (4) |
| 2014 | San Simón | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Cienciano | ||
| 2013 | Sport Huancayo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Cienciano (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2016 | Deportivo Coopsol (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Coopsol | ||
| 2017 – | Cienciano | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2015 | |||
Sergio Ramón "El Checho" Ibarra (born January 11, 1973 in Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker. He currently the coach for Cienciano in the Peruvian Segunda División.
Career
Although born in Argentina, Ibarra has played during almost all of his career in Peru, where he first moved at age 19 to join the ranks of Ciclista Lima in the first division, in 1992.
His biggest claim to fame was in 2004 when he won the Recopa against Boca Juniors as part of Cienciano. That same year the Argentine football magazine El Gráfico declared that he was the Argentine player who had scored the most goals worldwide (21), one more than Carlos Tevez, Andrés Silvera, and Luis Bonnet, and two more than Javier Saviola.[3]
On March 2, 2008 Ibarra broke the all-time scoring record in the Peruvian league, netting his 193rd goal in a 1-0 win over Cienciano. He is the Peruvian League Top Scorer with 226 goals.[4]
Playing style
Ibarra is famous for scoring many goals despite having what many consider as very limited technical abilities. He is very often the top scorer of his team.
Personal
He is nicknamed "Checho", "Manteca" and/or "Shevchecho" after the famous Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko. He has obtained Peruvian nationality.
Honours
Club
References
- ^ Romero, Kenny. "Veintidós años después" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "DeChalaca TV: Estadísticas de los 259 goles de Sergio 'Checho' Ibarra" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Los máximo goleadores de Primera División en activo
- ^ Eurosport - Sergio Ibarra bate el récord de goleador histórico en Perú(in Spanish)
External links
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Río Cuarto, Córdoba
- Argentine emigrants to Peru
- Association football forwards
- Argentine footballers
- Peruvian footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Ciclista Lima Association footballers
- Alianza Atlético footballers
- Deportivo Municipal footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- Club Deportivo Wanka footballers
- C.D. Águila footballers
- Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Unión Huaral footballers
- Estudiantes de Medicina footballers
- Cienciano footballers
- Once Caldas footballers
- José Gálvez FBC footballers
- FBC Melgar footballers
- Juan Aurich footballers
- Sport Huancayo footballers
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Peru
- Expatriate footballers in El Salvador
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Torneo Descentralizado managers
- Cienciano managers
- Argentine football managers