Iván Gonzalo Bella (born 13 September 1989) is an

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winger who plays for Gimnasia Jujuy.

Club career

Bella made his league debut for Vélez Sársfield on a 0–0 draw against Independiente on 8 June 2008, during the penultimate fixture of that year's Clausura tournament. In 2009, the Argentine winger won with Vélez the 2009 Clausura, although only playing one game (a 1–1 draw against River Plate on the sixth fixture). Bella played 13 games in Vélez' 2010 Apertura runner-up campaign, mainly replacing

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on the right wing when the former was injured. However, coach

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also used him as a

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to replace injured

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on the last fixtures of the tournament. Bella improved his goal-scoring ability in the first semester of 2012, scoring five times in 18 games between the 2012 Clausura and

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. Upon Augusto Fernández's departure from Vélez, Bella became a regular starter for Vélez and played 15 games (scoring once) in the team's 2012 Inicial title-winning campaign. In 2013, the winger suffered an

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seizure on the field, but quickly recovered and started for Vélez in the 2012–13 Superfinal victory against

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. In July 2013, Bella moved to Mexican club

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, that purchased 50% of his transfer rights from Vélez for a fee of approximately US$2 million. After a six-month period, he joined Puebla F.C. on loan. In July 2014, Bella returned to Argentina for

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, signed a one-and-a-half-year deal. However, the midfielder left the club after only six months, joining Godoy Cruz for the

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. After another 6-month period with Godoy Cruz, the winger returned to his first team, Vélez Sarsfield, signing a two-year contract. In Vélez' first team he joined his brother

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International career

In January 2009, Bella played the

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with the Argentine under-20 national team. In 2012, Bella was called by coach Alejandro Sabella for a senior national team formed solely by local league players, although he did not play any games.

Honours

;Vélez Sársfield *

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(4): 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal

References

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* * at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bella, Ivan 1989 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football wingers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Liga MX players Club Puebla players Jaguares F.C. footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen