Gonzalo Balbi

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Gonzalo Balbi
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo [1]
Date of birth (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Sant Ildefons
0000–2005 Ferrán Martorell
2005–2011 Cornellà
2011–2012 Nike Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Terrassa
2012–2014 Júpiter
2014–2015 KR Reykjavík 29 (0)
Medal record
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Winner Icelandic Cup 2014
Winner Icelandic Super Cup 2014
Runner-upIcelandic Cup2015
Runner-upIcelandic Super Cup2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo (born 5 June 1992) is a Uruguayan former footballer. [2] [3]

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Career

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Balbi moved to Barcelona when he was just 11. He started his footballing career with local Spanish sides UE Sant Ildefons and Fundación Ferrán Martorell, before joining UE Cornellà. He participated in 'The Chance', organised by the Nike Academy and finished the competition as one of the 2012 winners. [4] He joined Terrassa in 2012, and later the same year, switched to CE Júpiter. [5] While at Júpiter, he was called up for Catalonia amateur team to play in the 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup, in which Catalonia finished runners up. [6]

Balbi joined Icelandic side KR Reykjavík in 2014 [7] and played for them in qualification for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League against Scottish side Celtic. [8]

Personal life

Balbi is the younger brother of Sofia Balbi, born in 1990, who is the wife of fellow Uruguayan footballer Luis Suárez. He's the uncle of Suarez's children's Delfina, Benjamin and Lautaro. [9]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Júpiter 2012–13 Tercera División 10000010
KR Reykjavík 2014 Úrvalsdeild 1403 [lower-alpha 1] 22 [lower-alpha 2] 000192
2015 1502 [lower-alpha 1] 02 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0200
Total290524010392
Career total300524010402
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Icelandic Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  4. Appearances in the Icelandic Super Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 Gonzalo Balbi at WorldFootball.net
  2. Gonzalo Balbi at Soccerway
  3. Gonzalo Balbi at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  4. "Gonzalo Balbi, potencia con control". Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. "Balbi, el desè fitxatge del Júpiter, finalista del programa 'The Chance', de Nike". BTV Catalonia (in Catalan). 9 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. "Preseleccionats Per La Selecció Catalana UEFA". Federació Catalana De Futbol (in Catalan). 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. "Gonzalo Balbi, cuñado de Suárez, vive bajo el sol islandés". Referi (in Spanish). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. "Impressive Celtic were a class above KR, admits Luis Suarez's brother-in-law Gonzalo Balbi". Daily Record. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. "Luis Suarez & Sofia Balbi: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.