Nicolás Navarro (Argentine footballer)

Not to be confused with Nicolás Navarro (Mexican footballer).

Nicolás Navarro
Navarro with Kayserispor
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Gastón Navarro
Date of birth (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Argentinos Juniors 22 (0)
2008–2010 Napoli 22 (0)
2009–2010 → River Plate (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2011 Argentinos Juniors 23 (0)
2011–2013 Kayserispor 29 (0)
2013–2015 Tigre 2 (0)
2015–2016 Gimnasia LP 8 (0)
2016–2020 San Lorenzo 59 (0)
2019 → Querétaro (loan) 7 (0)
2020 Tigre 0 (0)
2021 Arsenal de Sarandí 8 (0)
International career
2005 Argentina U20 3 (0)
2008 Argentina Olympic 0 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolás Gastón Navarro (born 25 March 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Navarro started his career with Argentinos Juniors in 2004. In 2007, he was sold to Serie A side SSC Napoli for a fee of around $5 million, the biggest amount received by the Argentine club since Diego Maradona's transfer in 1981 (around 10 million of the same coin).[1]

On 20 August 2009, Navarro joined River Plate on loan from Napoli.[2] However, he played only 4 games in River. For the 2010–11 Argentine Primera División season, Navarro returned to Argentinos Juniors (defending champions of the Argentine league).[1][3][4][5]

International career

Navarro was part of the Argentina Under-20 squad that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship title. He also won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was not part of the original squad, but received the call-up to replace injured goalkeeper Oscar Ustari during the tournament.

Honours

Argentina U20

Argentina Olympic

References

  1. ^ a b Gabriela Bontempi (23 July 2010). "Nicolás Navarro es la cuarta incorporación" (in Spanish). Argentinos Pasión. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Napoli's Nicolas Navarro Joins River Plate on Loan". Goal. 20 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Mercado: El Nápoles le presta portero al campeón argentino" (in Spanish). Goal. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Navarro vuelve a su primer hogar". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Napoli-Navarro risoluzione contratto". SSC Napoli (in Italian). 24 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.