José María Buljubasich (born 12 May 1971 in Firmat,

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) is a former Argentine football player who played as a

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in Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Chile and Paraguay. He won two titles, one in Argentina and the other in Chile.

Biography

He was born in Firmat in the province of Santa Fe,

. 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

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. 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

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. 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

Honours

Club

;Universidad Católica *

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(1): 2005 Clausura

External links

IFFHS Top 350 goalkeeping shutoutsLa Catolica player profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buljubasich, Jose Maria 1971 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine people of Croatian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Rosario Central footballers La Liga players CD Tenerife players Real Oviedo players UE Lleida players Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Atlético Morelia players Club Atlético River Plate footballers People from General López Department Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Club Olimpia footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Santa Fe Province