Osmar (footballer)

Osmar Ibáñez Barba (Spanish pronunciation: [ozˈmaɾ iˈβaɲeθ ˈβaɾβa];[lower-alpha 1] born 5 June 1988), known simply as Osmar, is a Spanish footballer who plays for South Korean club FC Seoul as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ibáñez and the second or maternal family name is Barba.
Osmar
Osmar with FC Seoul in 2016
Personal information
Full name Osmar Ibáñez Barba
Date of birth (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988
Place of birth Santoña, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Club information
Current team
 FC Seoul
Number 5
Youth career
2000–2007 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Racing B 64 (7)
2007–2008 → Salamanca B (loan) 35 (2)
2009–2012 Racing Santander 13 (0)
2012–2013 Buriram United 34 (6)
2014– FC Seoul 173 (17)
2018 → Cerezo Osaka (loan) 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2019

Football career

Racing Santander

Born in Santoña, Osmar was a product of local Racing de Santander's youth system. After a successful loan stint with CD Salmantino in Tercera División he returned to his first club for 2008–09, making his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B and being his team's top scorer;[1] he suffered relegation in the following season.

On 8 November 2009, Osmar made his debut with the Cantabrians' first-team, starting in a 0–2 La Liga home loss against Athletic Bilbao.[2] He was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2010–11 campaign,[3] but appeared in only 12 more games in two seasons combined, with the second ending in relegation.[1]

Osmar with Buriram United in 2013

Buriram United

On 25 July 2012, Osmar signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Thai club Buriram United F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his debut on 1 August, appearing in a Thai FA Cup match against Chonburi F.C. and going on to win both that tournament and the Toyota League Cup in his first year.

On 26 February 2013, Osmar made his debut in the AFC Champions League, in a match against Vegalta Sendai, acting as team captain and scoring a goal in the 1–1 away draw. On 1 May, Buriram became the first team from the nation in a decade to reach the knockout rounds of the AFC Champions League,[5] and he topped his side's scorers list at three.[6]

FC Seoul

On 31 December 2013, Osmar moved teams and countries again, joining FC Seoul on a three-year deal and becoming the first Spanish footballer to ever play in South Korea.[7] Ahead of the 2015 season he was appointed vice-captain,[8] appearing in the all matches and minutes to set a new record for a foreign field player in the K League 1.[9]

Before the start of the following campaign, Osmar was chosen as the new captain, becoming the first foreigner in the club's history to hold the position.[10][11] On 21 February 2018, he joined J1 League's Cerezo Osaka on loan.[12]

On 18 December 2018, Osmar signed a new three-year contract with Seoul.[13]

Club statistics
As of 30 November 2015[14]
Club Season League Cup[15] Continental[16] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander 2009–10 La Liga 1010—20
2010–11 4000—40
2011–12 8030—110
Total 13040—170
Buriram United 2012 Thai Premier League 4010—50
2013 3061031035012
Total 3461131035512
FC Seoul 2014 K League 1 34240111493
2015 3833071484
Total 72570182977
Career total 1191122328516919

Honours

Club

Buriram United

FC Seoul

Individual

Notes
  1. In isolation, Barba is pronounced [ˈbaɾβa].

References
  1. Osmar Barba, el capitán cántabro del Seoul surcoreano (Osmar Barba, the Cantabrian captain of South Korea's Seoul); Marca, 22 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. Bilbao impress in derby win; ESPN Soccernet, 8 November 2009
  3. Mario y Osmar pasan a ser futbolistas del primer equipo y Gonçalves dice adiós (Mario and Osmar are now first-team players and Gonçalves says goodbye); El Diario Montañés, 19 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Osmar cambia Santander por Tailandia (Osmar changes Santander for Thailand); El Diario Montañés, 24 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. FC Seoul 2–2 Buriram United; AFC, 1 May 2013
  6. FC Seoul – The facts; Central Coast Mariners, 23 February 2014
  7. Osmar Barba Ibáñez signs for FC Seoul; FIA Sports Management, 5 January 2013
  8. FC서울 오스마르, 구단 최초 외국인 부주장 선임 (Osmar appointed FC Seoul vice-captain); Goal, 11 February 2015 (in Korean)
  9. FC서울 오스마르, K리그 최초 외국인 필드 플레이어 전 경기 풀타임 달성; Sports Donga, 30 November 2015 (in Korean)
  10. 오스마르, FC 서울 최초의 외국인 주장으로 선임; Best Eleven, 31 January 2016 (in Korean)
  11. Spanish footballer enjoys success in S. Korea; Yonhap News, 9 November 2016
  12. オスマル選手　期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ [Announcement of footballer Osmar's deadline transfer] (Press release) (in Japanese). Cerezo Osaka. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  13. "FC서울 오스마르, 임대복귀 및 3년 재계약" [FC Seoul's Osmar, return to organization and three-year renewal] (in Korean). FC Seoul. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  14. "Osmar". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  15. Includes Copa del Rey
  16. Includes AFC Champions League
  17. Doblete para el Buriram tailandés al ganar la "FA Cup" (Double for Thailand's Buriram after winning the FA Cup); El Diario Vasco, 11 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  18. El cántabro Osmar, el primer español en ganar un título en Tailandia (Cantabria's Osmar, first Spaniard to win a title in Thailand); Marca, 5 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  19. Osmar Barba, primer campeón español en Corea del Sur (Osmar Barba, first Spanish champion in South Korea); Diario AS, 6 November 2016 (in Spanish)
  20. "The best ACL2016 XI announced! | Football News | AFC Champions League 2020". the-AFC. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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