Fernando Tobio

Omar Fernando Tobio (born October 18, 1989) is an Argentine football central defender currently playing for Estudiantes de La Plata.

Fernando Tobio
Personal information
Full name Omar Fernando Tobio
Date of birth (1989-10-18) October 18, 1989
Place of birth Ramos Mejía, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Club Estudiantes de La Plata
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Vélez Sársfield 117 (3)
2014–2018 Palmeiras 33 (1)
2015–2016 → Boca Juniors (loan) 24 (0)
2016–2017 → Boca Juniors (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 → Rosario Central (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2020 Toluca 36 (2)
2020– Estudiantes de La Plata 0 (0)
National team
2009 Argentina U-20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:28, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Tobio made his debut for Vélez Sársfield on March 1, 2008. In 2009, he was part of the squad that won the Clausura tournament, though he did not play any games. He did however play 8 games in Vélez' following league title, the 2011 Clausura, mainly as a backup for the starting centre backs Sebastián Domínguez and Fernando Ortiz.[1] He also finished the tournament as a starter, replacing injured Fabián Cubero as a right full back; and played 5 games in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, scoring one goal in the semi-finals against Peñarol.

After Fernando Ortiz's departure from Vélez following the 2011–12 season, Tobio became a regular starter in Vélez's first team, playing alongside Sebastián Domínguez as centre backs, and helping the team obtain the 2012 Inicial league title.

International

In January 2009, Tobio was called for the Argentina under-20 squad that played the South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. He played all 9 games as the team finished 6th, failing to qualify for the U-20 World Cup.

In November 2010, Tobio was selected as part of an Argentine league squad to train twice weekly with the Argentine national team.[2]

Honours
Vélez Sársfield
Boca Juniors

References
  1. "Closing '11 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  2. Fernando Czyz (2010-11-15). "Batista inicia un nuevo proceso de selección local". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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