Roberto Abbondanzieri

Roberto Abbondanzieri
Abbondanzieri in 2007
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Abbondancieri
Date of birth (1972-08-19) 19 August 1972
Place of birth Bouquet, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Rosario Central 57 (0)
1996–2006 Boca Juniors 204 (0)
2006–2009 Getafe 83 (0)
2009–2010 Boca Juniors 22 (0)
2010 Internacional 8 (0)
Total 374 (0)
International career
1989 Argentina U-17 3 (0)
2004–2008 Argentina 46 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Godoy Cruz (assistant)
2014–2015 Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant)
2016–2018 Unión Española (assistant)
2019 Pachuca (assistant)
2020–2021 Curicó Unido (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri (also spelled Abbondancieri, born 19 August 1972), nicknamed El Pato (The Duck), is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his career for the Boca Juniors in his homeland, as well as Getafe of La Liga. After his retirement, he took up coaching.

Abbondanzieri earned 49 caps for the Argentina national football team from 2004 to 2008, playing at two Copa America tournaments and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.