Pablo Ibáñez

Pablo Ibáñez ( 2010)

Pablo Ibáñez Tebar ( born August 3, 1981 in Madrigueras ) is a Spanish football player. The central defender played for several years in the Spanish national team.

Sports career

Club career

Ibáñez was active until 2004 when Spanish club Albacete Balompié until he moved to Atletico Madrid in 2004. On the side of Luis Amaranto Perea, he formed the Innenverteidigerduo of the capital club. Even after the signing of Tomáš Ujfaluši in the summer of 2008 he came regularly to game time, although he was not without controversy under coach Abel Resino. After having Quique Sánchez Flores a new coach had been committed in October 2009, the placing more emphasis on Ujfaluši and in the summer of 2009 the club pounded Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, he still came hard to use time. While the team in the UEFA Europa League 2009/10 won the title, he did not belong at the final 18-player squad for comprehensive.

In summer 2010, Ibáñez announced his departure from Spain. New employer was the English club West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. He remained there but for only one season and moved in summer 2011 to Birmingham City.

National

In the Spanish national team, he was on 17 November 2004 against England (1-0 ) made ​​his international debut. As a result, he stayed in the circle of country selection, with which he participated in the 2006 World Cup and to the elimination in the second round against France played three tournament games. Even then he was regularly to choose from, but lost in the course of 2007, his place in defense. Beginning of 2008 in the squad, did not call him Luis Aragonés for the squad for the European Championship 2008.