Mauro Iván Obolo (; born 28 September 1981) is a former

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Club career

Obolo started his professional career with Vélez Sársfield. He made his flight top debut in the

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on 27 April 1999 against Gimnasia de Jujuy. Obolo's first spell at Vélez lasted until June 2001. Subsequently, he was loaned to

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where he had a successful run, followed by a short stint in Italy with

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. The Apertura 2003 marked the returned of Obolo to "El Fortín". He played for Vélez until the end of the Clausura 2004. Next, he went on loan again to play for Argentine club

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and later for

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in Spain. Obolo joined

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as a free agent in 2006, and he became a key player for the club, appearing in all 19 of the Clausura 2007 games, and finishing as the club's top scorer with five goals. Along with fellow countryman

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, Obolo moved to

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side AIK on 1 July 2007. At his arrival he immediately justified his transfer by showing class and flair on the pitch. He quickly became a key player at his new club. After winning both the Swedish league and cup 2009 he turned back home. In January 2010, Obolo returned to Arsenal de Sarandí. On his return has scored 25 goals in 76 games, and also instrumental in the shares, so it is again tempted by large teams of South America as Grêmio,

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and Vélez Sársfield. On 10 January 2012, Obolo signed a three-year deal with Vélez Sársfield, in an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be a $1M fee. He then made his debut on 7 February, in a

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match against

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, getting on the scoresheet.Match – Defensor Sporting v Vélez Sarsfield – Copa Libertadores

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, 7 February 2012 In early 2017 Obolo retired from professional football.

Honours

AIK *

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References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sársfield's official website

* at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Obolo, Ivan 1981 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Serie A players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Segunda División B players Burgos CF footballers Allsvenskan players AIK Fotboll players Chilean Primera División players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Men's association football forwards 21st-century Argentine sportsmen