In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Islas and the second or maternal family name is Ranieri.
 Islas while playing forEstudiantes de La Plata in 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Alberto Islas Ranieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Chacarita Juniors | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Estudiantes | 107 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Independiente | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | → Logroñés (loan) | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Independiente | 141 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Platense | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Toluca | 53 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Huracán | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Tigre | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | León | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Talleres | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Independiente | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 547 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | Argentina | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Career statistics
| Argentina national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 |
Honours
- Estudiantes
- Independiente
- Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 1986
- Copa América: 1993
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 1993
- Individual
References
- (in Spanish) Diario Olé
- Luis Islas at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Chacarita Juniors footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Club León footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- La Liga players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup–winning players
- 1992 King Fahd Cup players
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players
- Copa América–winning players
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- Argentine football managers
- Club Aurora managers
- Almagro managers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Club Sol de América managers
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen