Javier Hernán Klimowicz Laganá (born 10 March 1977) is a former Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Hernán Klimowicz | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Instituto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Instituto | 54 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Blooming | 42 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Deportivo Cuenca | 157 | (0) |
| 2008–2017 | Emelec | 47 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Ecuador | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Klimowicz started his playing career in 1998 with Instituto de Córdoba and made his official debut in the Argentine Primera División on 9 April 2000, in a draw against Ferro Carril Oeste. In 2002, he signed with Bolivian team Blooming before moving to Ecuador to join Deportivo Cuenca in 2004.[1] For the season 2009, he transferred to popular club CS Emelec.
He has been naturalised and capped for Ecuador's national team. He has started some matches as Ecuador's starting goalkeeper.
Personal life
editHe is the brother of forwards Diego and Nicolás, and uncle to midfielder Mateo.[2] The Klimowicz family is of Polish and Ukrainian descent.[3]
Honours
editClub
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ficha del Jugador: KLIMOWICZ JAVIER HERNAN". FEF. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Código Klimowicz". El Gráfico. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?" [Is Klimowicz from Poland and Ukraine?] (in Polish). Sport. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
External links
edit- Argentine Primera statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-06-16) (in Spanish)
- Javier Klimowicz at ESPN FC
- Javier Klimowicz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Javier Klimowicz at National-Football-Teams.com