Adán Balbín

Adán Balbín
Personal information
Full name	Adán Adolfo Balbín Silva
Date of birth	13 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Huaral, Peru
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Unión Huaral
2007–2008	Coronel Bolognesi
2009–2013	Universidad San Martín
2014–2015	Sporting Cristal
2015	Unión Comercio
2016–2018	Universitario
2019	Real Garcilaso
2019–2021	Sport Boys
2021	Alianza Atlético
2022	Alfonso Ugarte
2022	Comerciantes Unidos
2023	Juan Aurich
International career‡
2010–2016	Peru
Medal record
Representing Peru
Association football
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 8 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2016

Adán Adolfo Balbín Silva (born 13 October 1986) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back. He made 15 appearances for the Peru national team.

Club career

Balbín started his professional career with his hometown club Unión Huaral in 2005. Then in 2007 he joined first division club Coronel Bolognesi. There the manager of Bolognesi at the time, Juan Reynoso, decided to use him as a centre back. With Bolognesi he won his first professional title, which was the 2007 Torneo Clausura. Adan played in Tacna until the end of the 2008 season. In January 2009 Balbín joined Universidad San Martín.^[1] In December 2013, he moved to play for Sporting Cristal.^[2]

International career

Balbín's impressive performances for his club convinced the new national team coach Sergio Markarian to give him his chance to play for the national team. On 17 November 2010, he made his national team debut in friendly against Colombia by substituting Josepmir Ballón late in the match. The friendly was played in Bogotá and finished in a 1–1 draw.^[3]

Honours

Coronel Bolognesi

Apertura: 2007

Universidad San Martín

Torneo Descentralizado: 2010

Peru

Copa América bronze medal: 2011

References

^ "Un baluarte Santo" (in Spanish). clubdeportivo.usmp.edu.pe. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ "Sporting Cristal: Adán Balbín llega a La Florida y Yotún se despide" (in Spanish). Libero.pe. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ "Perú cerró el año con un empate 1-1 ante Colombia" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

External links

Adan Balbín at National-Football-Teams.com
Adán Balbín at WorldFootball.net
Adán Balbín at Soccerway

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[1] "Un baluarte Santo" (in Spanish). clubdeportivo.usmp.edu.pe. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

[2] "Sporting Cristal: Adán Balbín llega a La Florida y Yotún se despide" (in Spanish). Libero.pe. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

[3] "Perú cerró el año con un empate 1-1 ante Colombia" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

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