In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Saavedra.

Luis Alberto Blanco Saavedra (born 8 January 1978) is a Panamanian football coach and a former midfielder. He is an assistant coach with Independiente.

Club career

Nicknamed Satú, he started his career at hometown club San Francisco, then moved to Europe to play in the UEFA Champions League with Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol[1] where he played alongside compatriots Ubaldo Guardia and Roberto Brown.[2] He then had a short stint at Russian outfit Alania Vladikavkaz before moving to the Middle East where he played for UAE side Al Ain[3] and Al-Nasr in Saudi Arabia.[4]

After spells at Plaza Amador and San Francisco, he moved abroad again when signing for Colombians Atlético Junior in February 2008.[5] In 2009, he joined compatriot Alberto Zapata at Israeli team Maccabi Netanya, but left them in summer 2009.[6]

On his return to Panama, he again played for San Francisco and Chorillo and joined Tauro in January 2011.[7] He retired at second division side Atlético Nacional in 2013.[8]

International career

Blanco made his debut for Panama in an October 1999 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 60 caps, scoring 3 goals.[9] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[11] and he also played at the 2007[12] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[13]

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Nicaragua.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[14]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2004 George Odlum Stadium, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia  Saint Lucia 3–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
3 22 August 2007 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Guatemala 1–1 2–1 Friendly match

Honours

Club

International

Panama

References

  1. ^ Zhenis step into the spotlight - UEFA
  2. ^ Sheriff de Brown y Alberto Blanco gana por goleada - PanamaAmerica (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Nosrati gives Al Ain hope Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine - Iran Sports Press
  4. ^ Alberto Blanco está muy motivado - PanamaAmerica (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Alberto Blanco estará con Junior - Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Blanco no seguirá en el Maccabi Netanya - PanamaAmerica (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Alberto Blanco, Nuevo refuerzo Taurino Archived 2015-05-30 at the Wayback Machine - Tauro FC (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El ‘Satu’ Blanco un volante con clase Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Panama - Record International Players - RSSSF
  10. ^ Alberto Blanco – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  12. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  14. ^ Luis Alberto Blanco - International Appearances
  15. ^ "A look back at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final - SBI Soccer". 26 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Blanco_(footballer)
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