Ana María Escribano

Ana María "Ani" Escribano López (born 2 December 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre back. A former Spain women's national football team international, she spent 19 years with first club FC Barcelona and one season with ÍBV in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escribano and the second or maternal family name is López.
Ana María Escribano
Playing for Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ana María Escribano López
Date of birth (1981-12-02) 2 December 1981
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Fontsanta Fatjó
Youth career
FC Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2013 FC Barcelona 140+ (8+)
2013 ÍBV 12 (2)
2014–2015 Sant Vicenç
2015–2017 Fontsanta Fatjó 23 (7)
International career‡
2009-10 Spain 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:56, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Club career

In her final season with Barcelona, she captained the team to the league and cup double. In September and October 2012 Escribano played in her first UEFA Women's Champions League matches, as Barcelona were thrashed 7–0 by Arsenal over two legs.[1]

Escribano left Barcelona after 19 years in May 2013, signing for Icelandic club ÍBV.[2] She scored twice in 12 league appearances for ÍBV.[3] Escribano then decided to return to Spain, playing a season with Sant Vicenç, then joining Fontsanta Fatjó of the Preferente Femenina Catalana.[4]

International career

Escribano was part of the Spanish national team who competed in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.

References
  1. "Ani Escribano: Adiós a la gran capitana". Barcelona F.C. (in Spanish). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. De la Casa, Javier (20 June 2013). "Virginia Torrecilla: "Podemos dar un susto en la Eurocopa"". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. "Ana Maria Escribano Lopez" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. "ANI: Ana María Escribano López" (in Spanish). aupaAthletic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.


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