Omar Fernando Tobio (born October 18, 1989) is an Argentine professional

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currently playing for

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Club career

Tobio made his debut for Vélez Sársfield on March 1, 2008. In 2009, he was part of the squad that won the Clausura tournament, though he did not play any games. He did however play 8 games in Vélez' following league title, the 2011 Clausura, mainly as a backup for the starting centre backs

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and Fernando Ortiz. He also finished the tournament as a starter, replacing injured Fabián Cubero as a right full back; and played 5 games in the

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, scoring one goal in the semi-finals against

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. After Fernando Ortiz's departure from Vélez following the 2011–12 season, Tobio became a regular starter in Vélez's first team, playing alongside Sebastián Domínguez as centre backs, and helping the team obtain the 2012 Inicial league title.

International

In January 2009, Tobio was called for the Argentina under-20 squad that played the

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. He played all 9 games as the team finished 6th, failing to qualify for the

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. In November 2010, Tobio was selected as part of an Argentine league squad to train twice weekly with the Argentina national team.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield *

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: 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal *

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Boca Juniors *

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, 2016–17 *

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References

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Tobio es refuerzo de Huracán

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