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.jpg) José Balbuena in 1947 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Balbuena Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Perú | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 2009 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1937 | Universitario | ||
| 1937–1938 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1939–1950 | Universidad de Chile | 190 | (51) |
| 1943 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1951 | Ferrobádminton | ||
| International career | |||
| 1941–1947 | Chile | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Balbuena Rodríguez (born February 13, 1918, Lima, Peru - June 22, 2009, Santiago, Chile) was a Peruvian-Chilean footballer who played for clubs in Peru and Chile.
Club career
[edit]After became the champion of the 1938 Peruvian Primera División along with Deportivo Municipal, in 1939 he moved to Universidad de Chile, winning the 1940 Primera División de Chile[1] and becoming the sixth foreign top goalscorer for the club.[2] In addition, he played two matches for Boca Juniors loaned by the Chilean team.[3]
International career
[edit]He naturalized Chilean in 1947 and was called up to the Chile national team for the 1947 South American Championship,[1] making an appearance in the match against Ecuador.[4] Prior to this, he represented Chile against Argentina in the second match of the 1941 Copa Presidente de Argentina, scoring a goal at the minute 47.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He was nicknamed Cholo, an affectionate form how Chileans refers to the native people from Peru.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Deportivo Municipal
- Universidad de Chile
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aliaga, Martín (6 October 2021). "Prensa peruana recordó al exjugador de la U que prefirió jugar por La Roja". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ González, Christian (10 October 2016). "La historia del peruano que fue campeón con la U y jugó en la Roja". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "José Balbuena - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". www.historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "José Balbuena". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (14 August 2004). "Copa Presidente de Argentina". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "José Balbuena". La Piel del Romántico Viajero (in Spanish). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- José Balbuena at La Historia de Boca Juniors (in Spanish)
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