Ismael Blanco
Ismael Blanco (born January 19 1983 in Santa Elena, Argentina) is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for AEK in Greece. His nickname is 'Zorro'.
Blanco started his career with Colón de Santa Fe in 2002. He then played for Club Libertad in Paraguay in 2005 before returning to Argentina to play for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca. In 2007 he rejoined Colón As of 10 August, 2007 Blanco joined AEK. His desire to display his football talent in Europe and the opportunity to play on the same squad as Brazilian legend Rivaldo where stated as his main reasons for making the move to Greece.
Number
Blanco wears the number 18 in Greece, and the number 77 for European competitions.
Honours
Olimpo
Individual
- Primera B Nacional: Apertura Top Scorer: 2006
- Primera B Nacional: Clausura Top Scorer: 2007
- Alpha Ethniki: Top Scorer: 2008
Celebration
When Blanco scores a goal he slips on a Zorro mask he keeps hidden in his stocking or does a dance resembling the Batusi dance.
A portion of content for this article is credited to Wikipedia. Content under GNU Free Documentation License(GFDL)