Pablo Ibáñez

Personal information
Pablo Ibáñez
Full name	Pablo Ibáñez Tébar
Date of birth	August 3, 1981 (1981-08-03) (age 26)
Place of birth	Madrigueras, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	22
Youth clubs
1997–2002	Albacete B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2004–	Albacete Balompié Atlético Madrid	75 (2) 127 (8)
National team²
2004-	Spain	23 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 9, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Pablo Ibáñez Tébar aka Pablo (born 3 August 1981 in Madrigueras, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain) is a Spanish football player, who currently plays for Atlético Madrid, as a centre back.

[edit] Club career

Having grown through the ranks of hometown Albacete Balompié, Pablo debuted for the side while it played in the Segunda División. In 2003-04, he played his first first division encounter, on September 30, in a 2-0 home loss to CA Osasuna.

The following summer, Pablo signed with Atlético Madrid, forming a central defender partnership with Colombian Luis Amaranto Perea.

Pablo made his Spain debut in a November 17, 2004 friendly match against England played in Madrid (1-0 win), and was Spain's first-choice centre back at the 2006 FIFA World Cup alongside Carles Puyol, appearing in the group stage matches against Ukraine and Tunisia, and also in the last-16 game against France.

v • d • e Spain squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Casillas • 2 Salgado • 3 Pernía • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Albelda • 7 Raúl • 8 Xavi • 9 Torres • 10 Reyes • 11 Luis García • 12 Antonio López • 13 Iniesta • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 Ramos • 16 Senna • 17 Joaquín • 18 Cesc • 19 Cañizares • 20 Juanito • 21 Villa • 22 Pablo • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés