César Omar Taborda (born January 23, 1984) is an

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goalkeeper who plays for Nueva Chicago.

Career

Taborda played youth football for

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from 2002 to 2004, when he signed his first professional contract. Before making any appearance for the first team, he was loaned to second division side Defensa y Justicia for the 2006–07 season, where he played 31 games. Upon his return to Estudiantes, he was relegated to third choice goalkeeper behind

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and

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. In 2009, Taborda had a 6-month period on loan at O'Higgins in Chile, where he played 18 games. After his second return to Estudiantes, he played his first game for the team replacing Albil in the 16th minute of the first half of a 0–1 defeat to Argentinos Juniors, for the 2009 Apertura. The following fixture, he had his first start in a 1–1 draw with Lanús. With this participation, Taborda became the first goalkeeper from Estudiantes' youth divisions to start for the team since

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in 2002. Taborda was Albil's substitute in Estudiantes'

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runner-up participation, and was Agustín Orión's substitute in the team's 2010 Apertura winning campaign. In the latter, he played four games, two as a starter and two coming on as a substitute for an injured Orión. He also started in the two games of the

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, due to Orión being suspended.

Honours

;Estudiantes *

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(1): 2010 Apertura

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taborda, Cesar Living people 1984 births People from Constitución Department Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Primera B Metropolitana players Chilean Primera División players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Footballers from Santa Fe Province