José Belforti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Belforti Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | None | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Libertas Stabia | ||
| 2004–2006 | Defensores Belgrano | ||
| 2006–2007 | Melilla | 30 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Lucena | 35 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Écija | 29 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Cerro Reyes | 30 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Lugo | 76 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Cádiz | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cacereño | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José María Belforti Rodríguez (born 4 July 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Football career
Born in Buenos Aires, Belforti played in the Argentine Primera División with Argentinos Juniors, also representing in his country Defensores de Belgrano. After a spell in Italy in amateur football he moved to Spain in 2006, where he spent the remainder of his career, almost exclusively in the lower leagues.
In the 2011–12 season Belfort contributed with 34 games and one goal (playoffs included) as CD Lugo promoted to Segunda División for only the second time in its history. He made his debut in the competition on 17 February 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against SD Huesca.[1]
Personal life
Belforti's twin brother, Martín, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too played several seasons in Spain.[2]
References
- ↑ El Huesca consigue salir del pozo (Huesca leaves pit); Marca, 17 February 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fútbol 2ª División B: Fueron presentados los gemelos argentinos Belforti, José María y Martín, así como el centro campista nacional, Alex Fernández (Football 2ª Division B: Argentine Belforti twins, José María and Martín, presented, as national midfielder, Alex Fernández); MeliYa, 7 August 2006 (Spanish)