Iván Gonzalo Bella (born 13 September 1989) is an Argentine football winger who plays for Gimnasia Jujuy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Gonzalo Bella | ||
| Date of birth | September 13, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia Jujuy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sársfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Vélez Sársfield | 99 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Chiapas | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Puebla (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Lanús (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Vélez Sársfield | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Santamarina | 17 | (1) |
| 2020– | Gimnasia Jujuy | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Argentina U-20 | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 9 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBella made his league debut for Vélez Sársfield on a 0–0 draw against Independiente on 8 June 2008, during the penultimate fixture of that year's Clausura tournament.[1] In 2009, the Argentine winger won with Vélez the 2009 Clausura, although only playing one game (a 1–1 draw against River Plate on the sixth fixture).[2]
Bella played 13 games in Vélez' 2010 Apertura runner-up campaign,[3] mainly replacing Augusto Fernández on the right wing when the former was injured. However, coach Ricardo Gareca also used him as a left back to replace injured Emiliano Papa on the last fixtures of the tournament. Bella improved his goal-scoring ability in the first semester of 2012, scoring five times in 18 games between the 2012 Clausura and Copa Libertadores.
Upon Augusto Fernández's departure from Vélez, Bella became a regular starter for Vélez and played 15 games (scoring once) in the team's 2012 Inicial title-winning campaign.[4] In 2013, the winger suffered an epilepsy seizure on the field,[5] but quickly recovered and started for Vélez in the 2012–13 Superfinal victory against Newell's Old Boys.
In July 2013, Bella moved to Mexican club Chiapas F.C., that purchased 50% of his transfer rights from Vélez for a fee of approximately US$2 million.[6] After a six-month period, he joined Puebla F.C. on loan.
In July 2014, Bella returned to Argentina for Lanús, signed a one-and-a-half-year deal.[7] However, the midfielder left the club after only six months, joining Godoy Cruz for the 2015 Argentine Primera División.
After another 6-month period with Godoy Cruz, the winger returned to his first team, Vélez Sarsfield, signing a two-year contract.[8][9] In Vélez' first team he joined his brother Rodrigo.
International career
editIn January 2009, Bella played the South American Youth Championship with the Argentine under-20 national team. In 2012, Bella was called by coach Alejandro Sabella for a senior national team formed solely by local league players, although he did not play any games.
Honours
edit- Vélez Sársfield
References
edit- ^ "Closing '08 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ "Closing '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ "Opening '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Inicial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ "'Ojalá pueda estar en la revancha'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Jaguares de chiapas anuncia contratacion de ivan bella". Yahoo Noticias (in Spanish). 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Iván Bella, cuarto refuerzo del Granate (Iván Bella, fourth reinforcement of Granate)" (in Spanish). Club Lanus. 2014-07-06. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "La vida es Bella". Olé (in Spanish). 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Iván Bella es nuevo jugador de Velez tras su paso por Godoy Cruz". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
External links
edit- Iván Bella at Soccerway
- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Iván Bella at ESPN FC