Juan Daniel Forlín (born 10 January 1988) is an Argentine former professional

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. Mainly a

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, he could also play as a

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. He started out at Boca Juniors, then spent four years in

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with

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, appearing in 118 official matches and scoring two goals.

Club career

Born in

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, Forlín made his Primera División debut on 19 April 2008 as his team Boca Juniors won 2–1 against

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. In his first full season, he was an undisputed starter as the

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-based side conquered the 2008 Apertura. Forlín was signed by

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from Spain on 25 August 2009 – alongside Boca teammate Facundo Roncaglia – on a five-year contract, with the

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paying a fee of

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4 million for 70% of his rights. He made his

debut on 12 September in a 0–3 home loss to Real Madrid, and scored in his next appearance, a 3–2 away victory over

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, finishing his debut campaign with 24 appearances, receiving 11

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and being

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once. During his spell with the ''Pericos'', Forlín was regularly used by his compatriot

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as both a

and a

. The same befell him under

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, who was appointed in November 2012. On 20 July 2013, Forlín moved to Qatar Stars League club

Al-Rayyan SC Al-Rayyan Sports Club () is a Qatari multi-sports club fielding teams in a number of sports such as football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis, and swimming. It is based at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Umm Al ...

for an undisclosed fee. He was released in July 2015.

Honours

Boca Juniors * Argentine Primera División: Apertura 2008 Querétaro *

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: Apertura 2016

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forlin, Juan 1988 births Living people People from Reconquista, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Santa Fe Province Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Real Madrid Castilla footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Oviedo players CF Badalona Futur players Qatar Stars League players Al-Rayyan SC players Liga MX players Querétaro F.C. footballers Júbilo Iwata players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan