Damián Albil
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Damián Gonzalo Albil is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 football goalkeeper currently playing for Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

 in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

Albil started his career with Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....

 in 2000. He was part of the championship winning squad in Apertura 2002.

In 2004 he joined Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

 and was the unused reserve goalkeeper when they won the Apertura 2006 tournament. In 2009 he watched from the bench as Estudiantes won Copa Libertadores 2009
Copa Libertadores 2009
The 2009 Copa Libertadores de América was the 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament....

 with Mariano Andújar
Mariano Andújar
Mariano Gonzalo Andújar is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.-Club Atlético Huracán:...

 in goal. Albil was the goalkeeper for Estudiantes in the final of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
2009 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:4 goals Denilson...

, where they lost to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 2-1 after extra time.

In 2010, after 6 years in Estudiantes, the Argentine goalkeeper was loaned to San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Honours

Independiente
  • Argentine Primera División (1): 2002 Apertura

Estudiantes de La Plata
  • Argentine Primera División (1): 2006 Apertura
  • Copa Libertadores (1): 2009

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