José María Buljubasich
José María Buljubasich (born 12 May 1971 in Firmat, Argentina) is a former Argentine football player who played as goalkeeper in Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Chile and Paraguay. He won two titles, one in Argentina and the other in Chile.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Buljubasich | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Firmat (Santa Fe Province), Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Rosario Central | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Tenerife | 8 | (0) |
| 1996 | UE Lleida | 7 | (0) |
| 1997 | Rosario Central | 15 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Real Oviedo | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Rosario Central | 76 | (0) |
| 2001 | Los Andes | 19 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Monarcas Morelia | 36 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | River Plate | 17 | (0) |
| 2004 | Unión Española | 17 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Universidad Católica | 152 | (0) |
| 2009 | Olimpia Asunción | 29 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2008 | |||
Biography
He was born in Firmat in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. He was the main goalkeeper for River Plate in 2003, a year in which the team won the Torneo de Clausura having as coach the international coach of Manchester City, Manuel Pellegrini.
In 2005, Buljubasich maintained a clean record of 1352 minutes without allowing a goal, this record put him in fourth place in the world according to the IFFHS.[1] That year, Buljubasich won the Torneo de Clausura keeping a penalty off in the penalty kick-out; he was one of the best players of the Copa Sudamericana of that year.
In 2006, in the second semester the doctors of Universidad Católica found a tumour on "Tati"'s brain; he missed the rest of the 2006 season; but anyhow the operation was successfully done and he was allowed to play on the 2007-08 season.
On December 30, 2008 José Marías Buljubasich leaves Universidad Católica because he could not reach an agreement with the directives of the Club.
Buljubasich moved to Olimpia of Paraguay for the 2009 Apertura tournament.
After an irregular 2009 Buljubasich decide it was time to retire from professional football. He played his last match of his career in a 3–1 loss to Guarani.
He currently has his residence in Santiago, Chile