Adan Balbín
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Adan Adolfo Balbín Silva (born October 13, 1986) is a Peruvian footballer. He currently plays for Universidad San Martín and the Peruvian national team
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

 as a defensive midfielder or center back.

Club career

Balbín started his professional career with his hometown club Unión Huaral
Unión Huaral
Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...

 in 2005. Then in 2007 he joined first division club Coronel Bolognesi
Coronel Bolognesi
Coronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. It was founded on 1998 and is named after Francisco Bolognesi.The club is the biggest of Tacna city.-Stadium:...

. There the manager of Bolognesi at the time, Juan Reynoso
Juan Reynoso Guzmán
Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán is a retired Peruvian footballer, and a current coach.- International career :Reynoso obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals. He made his debut on January 28, 1986 against PR China , when he was aged sixteen...

, 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
Tacna
- Rail :Tacna is served by a cross-border standard gauge railway to Arica, Chile.It is also the location of the National Railway Museum of Peru.-Air:Tacna is served by the Crnl. FAP...

 until the end of the 2008 season. In January
January
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day...

 2009 Balbín joined Universidad San Martín.

International career

His impressive performances for his club convinced the new national team coach Sergio Markarian
Sergio Markarián
Sergio Apraham Markarián is a Uruguayan-Armenian football coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the national football team of Peru.-Early life:...

 to give him his chance to play for the national team. On November 17, 2010 Balbín made his national team debut in friendly against Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 by substituting Josepmir Ballón
Josepmir Ballón
Josepmir Aarón Ballón Villacorta is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Peruvian First Divisionclub Universidad San Martín and the Peruvian national team, as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

 late in the match. The friendly was played in bogota
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 and finished in a 1-1 draw.

Club

  • Coronel Bolognesi
    Coronel Bolognesi
    Coronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. It was founded on 1998 and is named after Francisco Bolognesi.The club is the biggest of Tacna city.-Stadium:...

    :
    • Peruvian League: Clausura
      Apertura and Clausura
      The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...

       2007
  • Universidad San Martín:
    • Peruvian League: 2010

Country

Peru national football team
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

  • Copa America
    Copa América
    The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

    :
    Bronze medal 2011
    2011 Copa América
    The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...


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