Mariano Damián Barbosa (born 27 July 1984) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Lanús Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan� ...

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, Barbosa started his career with

Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in the Banfield district of Greater Buenos Aires. It was founded on 21 January 1896, by the British–origin inhabitants of that city (mostly English, and some Scots and Irish). The club ...

in 2002. In 2005, he was signed by Spanish club

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

for a fee of

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2 million alongside another player in his position,

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. Barbosa served mainly as reserve at Villarreal, but filled in for Viera in several games, most notably in the semi-finals of the

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against

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. Even though he did not let in any goals in the second leg, the English had won 1–0 in the first match for an eventual qualification. In the summer of 2007, after the signing of Diego López, Barbosa was allowed to join fellow

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side

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. Barred by Italian

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, he made no appearances during his sole season. In 2008, Barbosa returned to his country and joined

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

, being loaned to fellow

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team

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the following year. After an unsuccessful spell, he was sold to

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on 7 July 2009. After one year with Atlas, Barbosa returned to Spain and signed for

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of the

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. He was an undisputed started during his spell in the

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, never playing less than 37 league matches. Barbosa moved to

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on 16 July 2014 on a free transfer, penning a two-year deal. On 15 June of the following year, having been demoted to third choice after the emergence of

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, he terminated his contract. On 9 July 2015, Barbosa returned to Villarreal after agreeing to a two-year deal. He acted as starter during the first part of the 2017–18 campaign, due to the serious knee injuries of

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and Andrés Fernández.

International career

Barbosa was second-choice for the Argentina under-20 team that reached the semi-finals of the

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, eventually finishing in fourth place. He replaced suspended Gustavo Eberto in the round-of-16 game against

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, a 2–1 win.

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbosa, Mariano 1984 births Living people Footballers from Lanús Argentine footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Villarreal CF players Recreativo de Huelva players UD Las Palmas players Sevilla FC players Liga MX players Atlas F.C. footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico