Sergio Ramón "El Checho" Ibarra (born January 11, 1973) is a retired

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who played as a striker.

Career

Although born in Argentina, Ibarra has played during almost all of his career in

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, where he first moved at age 19 to join the ranks of

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in the first division, in 1992. His biggest claim to fame was in 2004 when he won the

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against

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as part of

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. 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

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, and

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, and two more than

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. 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.Eurosport - Sergio Ibarra bate el récord de goleador histórico en Perú
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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

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. He has obtained

vian nationality.

Honours

Club

;

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* Torneo Apertura:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibarra, Sergio 1973 births Living people Footballers from Río Cuarto, Córdoba Argentine emigrants to Peru Naturalized citizens of Peru Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Peruvian men's footballers Peruvian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Ciclista Lima Association footballers Alianza Atlético footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Sport Boys footballers 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Peruvian Primera División managers Cienciano managers Argentine football managers