Abayubá Ibáñez (died 19 January 2021)[1] was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder. He was part of Uruguay squad that won the 1967 South American Championship on home soil.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 19 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1968 | Defensor Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Atletico Español | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Huracán Buceo | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1971 | Uruguay | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIbáñez started his career in 1962 at Defensor Sporting. Then he played for Argentinian side Newell's Old Boys for one year in 1969. He went back home playing for Liverpool Montevideo from 1970 to 1972. Then he played for Mexican side Atletico Español from 1972 to 1974. He ended his career in Montevideo playing for Huracán Buceo in 1974-1975 [2]
International career
editIbáñez earned his first cap on 25 April 1964 against Morocco.[3] He was named in Uruguay’s squad for the 1967 South American Championship, but was an unused substitute as Uruguay won the competition on home soil.[4][3] Ibáñez got his 13th and last cap on 18 July 1971 against Argentina.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Defensor Sporting". Twitter. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Abayubá Ibáñez". World Football. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Abayubá Ibáñez - AUF". AUF. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 October 2023.