Nicolás_Navarro_(Argentine_footballer)

Nicolás Navarro (Argentine footballer)

Nicolás Navarro (Argentine footballer)

Argentine footballer (born 1985)

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

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

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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. [1]
    Gabriela Bontempi (23 July 2010). "Nicolás Navarro es la cuarta incorporación" (in Spanish). Argentinos Pasión. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Napoli's Nicolas Navarro Joins River Plate on Loan". Goal. 20 August 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Mercado: El Nápoles le presta portero al campeón argentino" (in Spanish). Goal. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Napoli-Navarro risoluzione contratto". SSC Napoli (in Italian). 24 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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