Juan Obelar

Juan Ángel Obelar (born 12 August 1979) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obelar and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Juan Obelar
Personal information
Full name Juan Ángel Obelar Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1979-08-12) 12 August 1979
Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 C.A. Peñarol 30 (0)
2003 → Villa Española (loan) 16 (0)
2006 Tacuarembó F.C. 23 (0)
2007–2009 Marathón 86 (0)
2010 Millonarios 18 (0)
2011–2013 Fénix
Total 173 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He was born in Mercedes.[1]

Obelar previously played for C.A. Peñarol, Villa Española and Tacuarembó F.C. in the Primera División Uruguaya.[1] He also played for C.D. Marathón of the Liga Nacional de Honduras and Millonarios in the Colombian Primera A.[2]

Obelar won the Honduran league with Marathón in 2008, leading to a move to Millonarios in 2010. He made a promising start with the Bogotá side, but was relegated to the bench midway through the 2010 season after a poor performance against Cortuluá.[3]

In November 2013, Obelar retired from football after losing four fingers of his left hand in a domestic accident involving a wood plane.[4][5]

References
  1. "Ficha del Jugador: Juan Obelar". Tenfieldigital. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  2. "Juan Ángel Obelar". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  3. Hernández L., Gabriel (23 July 2010). ""Millonarios me dio revancha": Juan Obelar" (in Spanish). El Espectador.
  4. Orellana, Douglas (4 November 2013). "Juan Obelar sufre accidente; pierde cuatro dedos y se retira del fútbol" [Juan Obelar suffers an accident: he loses four fingers and retires from football]. Diario Deportivo Diez (in Spanish). Honduras. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. "Keeper loses four fingers in accident". ESPN FC. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.


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