Hugo Ibarra

Hugo Ibarra Personal information Full name Hugo Benjamín Ibarra Date of birth April 1, 1974(1974-04-01) (age 34) Place of birth El Colorado, Formosa, ArgentinaHeight 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Playing position Right defender Club information Current club Boca JuniorsNumber 4 Youth clubs ? Colón de Santa FeSenior clubs1 Years Club App (Gls)* 1995-1998
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-present Colón de Santa Fe
Boca Juniors
FC Porto
Boca Juniors(loan)
AS Monaco(loan)
RCD Espanyol(loan)
Boca Juniors81 (5)
85 (2)
20 (0)
25 (4)
35 (1)
31 (1)
69 (3) National team2 1998- Argentina10 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 6 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Hugo Benjamín Ibarra (born April 1, 1974 in El Colorado, Formosa) is an Argentine professional football player currently playing with Boca Juniors in Argentine first division.

Born in Pirané Department, the northern province of Formosa, Ibarra went to Santa Fe Province to start playing with Colón de Santa Fe. The team was in second division when he started playing professionally in 1993, but 2 years later the team was promoted to first division. His game attracted Boca Juniors' attention, and he transferred to the club he would late refer to as "my home".

After 3 successful seasons with Boca, Ibarra moved to Europe. Not having a European passport, Ibarra was loaned back to Boca Juniors after the first season with Portuguese FC Porto, a year later to French Monaco FC, and then to Spanish RCD Espanyol.

El Negro Ibarra played 6 matches with the Argentina national football team, including the Copa América 1999. While playing with Monaco, he also reached the final of the UEFA Champions League beating giants Real Madrid and Chelsea F.C., to later lose 3-0 against his former club Porto.

In July 2005, and after some difficulties in the negotiations due to the economical crisis in Argentina, Hugo Ibarra came back to Boca Juniors, where he is currently playing. On April 18, 2007, he returned to the Argentina national football team for a friendly match against Chile national football team, in which he was the captain of the team.

Titles

Primera División Argentina Apertura 1998 (with Boca Juniors)
Primera División Argentina Clausura 1999 (with Boca Juniors)
Copa Libertadores de América 2000 (with Boca Juniors)
European/South American Cup 2000 (with Boca Juniors)
Copa Libertadores de América 2001 (with Boca Juniors)
Portuguese Super Cup 2002 (with FC Porto)
Copa Libertadores de América 2003 (with Boca Juniors)
Recopa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
Primera División Argentina Apertura 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
Copa Sudamericana 2005 (with Boca Juniors)
Primera División Argentina 2006 Clausura (with Boca Juniors)
Copa Libertadores 2007 (with Boca Juniors)

External links

(Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
Career details at National Football Teams
(French) Hugo Ibarra French league stats at lfp.fr

v • d • e Argentina squad- 2007 Copa América1 Abbondanzieri • 2 Ayala • 3 Díaz • 4 Ibarra • 5 Gago • 6 Heinze • 7 Palacio • 8 Zanetti • 9 Crespo • 10 Riquelme • 11 Tévez • 12 Carrizo • 13 González • 14 Mascherano • 15 G.Milito • 16 Aimar • 17 Burdisso • 18 Messi • 19 Cambiasso • 20 Verón • 21 D.Milito • 22 Orión • Coach: Basile

v • d • e Boca Juniors– current squad

1 Caranta • 2 Forlín • 3 Morel Rodríguez • 4 Ibarra • 5 Battaglia • 6 Cáceres • 7 Mouche • 8 Ledesma • 9 Palermo • 10 Riquelme • 11 Gracián • 12 García • 13 Roncaglia • 14 Palacio • 15 González • 16 Muñoz • 17 Boselli • 18 Monzón • 19 Cardozo • 20 Maidana • 21 Chávez • 22 Vargas • 23 Dátolo • 24 Benavídez • 25 Migliore • 26 Castromán • 28 Ibáñez • 29 Paletta • 30 Nayar • 31 Ayala • 32 Fondacaro • 33 Noir • 34 Viatri • 35 Gaitán • Coach: Ischia