José Shaffer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Shaffer | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wingback | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Unión La Calera | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2009 | Racing Club | 41 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Banfield (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → União Leiria (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Talleres de Córdoba | 21 | (0) |
| 2014− | Unión La Calera | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2015. | |||
José Alberto Shaffer (born 16 December 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left wingback for Unión La Calera.
Career
In 2006, Shaffer was loaned on a one-year deal from Racing Club de Avellaneda to IFK Göteborg to replace the departing Oscar Wendt, who moved to FC Copenhagen. However, he did not manage to make a first team impact, and he subsequently moved back to Argentina after his short loan spell in Europe.[1]
On 27 June 2009, it was announced that Shaffer had signed a deal with Portuguese club Benfica for €1.9 million.[2] On 29 June, he was officially presented at Benfica's Estádio da Luz. However, after failing to hold on to a position in the first team, Shaffer moved once again back to Argentina on a 6-month loan to Banfield in January 2010.[3] In 2010–2011 he was loaned to Rosario Central, until the end of the season.[4] In 2011–2012, Shaffer was loaned to União Leiria.[5]
On 27 September 2012, Shaffer terminated is contract with Benfica.[6] In July 2013, he signed with Talleres de Córdoba.[7] A year later, he joined Unión La Calera in Chile.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 23 June 2010
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2005–06 | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 | 0 |
| IFK Göteborg (loan) | 2007 | 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3 | 0 |
| Racing Club | 2007–08 | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 | 0 |
| Racing Club | 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 31 | 0 |
| Benfica | 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Banfield (loan) | 2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
Honours
- Benfica
References
- ↑ IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan
- ↑ "Shaffer assina por 4 temporadas". A Bola. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Shaffer cedido ao Banfield" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ "Benfica: Rosario Central anuncia acordo por Shaffer". Maisfutebol. 29 July 2010.
- ↑ "Shaffer emprestado à U. Leiria". desporto.sapo.pt. 2 August 2011.
- ↑ "Shaffer rescindiu e é um jogador livre" [Shaffer terminates contract and is now a free agent] (in Portuguese). Relvado.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Shaffer (ex-Benfica) assina por clube da 3.ª divisão". A Bola. 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Movidas Torneo de Apertura Primera A 2014-2015". portalfutbol.cl.
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
- José Shaffer at footballzz.co.uk
- Stats at Footballdatabase
- José Shaffer profile at ForaDeJogo
- José Shaffer profile at Soccerway
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