Luis Islas Explained

Luis Islas
Fullname:	Luis Alberto Islas Ranieri
Height:	1.890NaN0
Birth Date:	22 December 1965
Birth Place:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:	Goalkeeper
Years1:	1982
Years2:	1983–1986
Years3:	1986–1988
Years4:	1988–1990
Years5:	1989–1990
Years6:	1990–1994
Years7:	1995
Years8:	1996
Years9:	1996–1997
Years10:	1998–1999
Years11:	2000
Years12:	2000–2001
Years13:	2002–2003
Years14:	2003
Clubs1:	Chacarita Juniors
Clubs2:	Estudiantes
Clubs3:	Independiente
Clubs4:	Atlético Madrid
Clubs5:	→ Logroñés (loan)
Clubs6:	Independiente
Clubs7:	Newell's Old Boys
Clubs8:	Platense
Clubs9:	Toluca
Clubs10:	Huracán
Clubs11:	Tigre
Clubs12:	León
Clubs13:	Talleres
Clubs14:	Independiente
Caps1:	21
Caps2:	107
Caps3:	48
Caps4:	0
Caps5:	35
Caps6:	141
Caps7:	15
Caps8:	10
Caps9:	53
Caps10:	19
Caps11:	12
Caps12:	44
Caps13:	34
Caps14:	8
Goals1:	0
Goals2:	0
Goals3:	0
Goals4:	0
Goals5:	0
Goals6:	0
Goals7:	0
Goals8:	0
Goals9:	0
Goals10:	0
Goals11:	0
Goals12:	0
Goals13:	0
Goals14:	0
Totalcaps:	547
Totalgoals:	0
Nationalyears1:	1983
Nationalteam1:	Argentina U20
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	1984–1994
Nationalteam2:	Argentina
Nationalcaps2:	30
Nationalgoals2:	0

Luis Alberto Islas Ranieri (born 22 December 1965 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper who won the FIFA World Cup with Argentina in 1986. He played for the Argentina national team, Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata and León.

Playing career

Club

Islas started his career as a goalkeeper in Chacarita Juniors in the early 1980s. He earned his nickname el loco ("crazy") because of his flair and temperament.

In late 1982 Islas was transferred to Estudiantes. There, he alternated with Carlos Bertero in the team that won the Nacional championship title in 1983.

He was transferred to Independiente in 1986 and played for two years. He then went to Atlético Madrid in 1988 but did not play a game and was loaned to CD Logroñés. He came back to Independiente in 1990 and helped the team win the Clausura 1994 and two international titles.

He retired in 2003 after playing 241 games for Independiente.

International

Islas was part of Argentina's Youth Football Team that finished runner-up at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Islas was the substitute goalkeeper during the 1986 World Cup, which Argentina won. Angry that he was still a substitute for Nery Pumpido, he resigned the national team just before the 1990 World Cup. Pumpido was injured in the second match during that cup, so third goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea was put to the fore, and was selected the best goalkeeper of the tournament. After the cup, Islas returned to the national team under new coach Alfio Basile. Because Goycochea had some weak matches during the qualifiers to the 1994 World Cup, Islas was the starting goalkeeper for Argentina during the 1994 World Cup.

Managerial career

After a stint in Bolivia, Islas managed Argentine side Club Almagro from November 2006 to May 2007, after which Islas returned to Bolivia to manage Aurora but resigned in September 2007.^[1]