Marcelo Barovero
Encyclopedia
Marcelo Alberto Barovero (born 18 February 1984) is an Argentine
football goalkeeper who plays for Vélez Sársfield
in the Argentine Primera División.
. Rafaela was relegated at the end of the 2003–04 season, but Barovero stayed with the club and established himself as the first choice goalkeeper back in the B Nacional. He totalled 113 appearances for Atlético de Rafaela, before his move to Huracán
(of the first division) in 2007.
In 2008, after one season as a starter in Huracán, Barovero was bought by Vélez Sársfield
to compete with Germán Montoya
for the position of first choice goalkeeper. During the 2009 Clausura he was part of the Vélez team that won the championship, being an unused substitute during the tournament.
He eventually caught his break during the 2010 Apertura, during which he started in all but three games of his team's runner-up campaign. He finished the tournament with only 6 goals conceded in 16 games, and kept a clean sheet in 12 of the games. At the end of the tournament, he was awarded the Ubaldo Matildo Fillol Award for being the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. The following semester, Barovero started in all 19 games of Vélez 2011 Clausura winning campaign, and all 12 of the team's Copa Libertadores
semifinalist campaign.
Vélez Sársfield
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 who plays for Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Barovero started his professional career in 2003 playing for Atlético de Rafaela in the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division). In his first season, the club won the championship and promotion to the Primera División. Barovero was used as the club's third choice goalkeeper in the first division, behind Ángel David Comizzo and Ezequiel MedránEzequiel Medrán
Ezequiel Luis Medrán is an Argentine football goalkeeper currently playing for Deportes La Serena in Chile, Medran is trained by Modesto Sandoval. He is the backup goalkeeper, with Diego Barreto usually being first choice....
. Rafaela was relegated at the end of the 2003–04 season, but Barovero stayed with the club and established himself as the first choice goalkeeper back in the B Nacional. He totalled 113 appearances for Atlético de Rafaela, before his move to Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
(of the first division) in 2007.
In 2008, after one season as a starter in Huracán, Barovero was bought by Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
to compete with Germán Montoya
Germán Montoya
Marcelo Germán Montoya is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
for the position of first choice goalkeeper. During the 2009 Clausura he was part of the Vélez team that won the championship, being an unused substitute during the tournament.
He eventually caught his break during the 2010 Apertura, during which he started in all but three games of his team's runner-up campaign. He finished the tournament with only 6 goals conceded in 16 games, and kept a clean sheet in 12 of the games. At the end of the tournament, he was awarded the Ubaldo Matildo Fillol Award for being the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. The following semester, Barovero started in all 19 games of Vélez 2011 Clausura winning campaign, and all 12 of the team's Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...
semifinalist campaign.
Club
Atlético Rafaela- Primera B Nacional (1): 2002–03
Vélez Sársfield
- Argentine Primera División (2): 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura
Individual
- Ubaldo Fillol AwardUbaldo Fillol AwardThe Ubaldo Fillol Award is a football award that goes to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio of each tournament of the Argentine Primera División. The award was created by Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol in 2008, and is named after him...
(2): 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura (both with Vélez Sársfield)
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sársfield's official website
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
- Statistics at Irish Times