Juan Alberto Estrada (28 October 1912 – 28 May 1985) was an

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goalkeeper who won two

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championships with the Argentina national team and two league titles with

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Playing career

Club

Estrada began his career with Sportivo Palermo, in 1933 he joined Huracán where he made 102 league appearances for the club before his transfer to

at the end of the 1937 season. Estrada made his debut for Boca on 3 April 1938 in a 1–1 away draw with Ferro Carril Oeste. He went on to win two league championships with the club in

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and

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. He made a total of 142 appearances for the club in all competitions before his departure in October 1943. Estrada ended his playing career in

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playing for Defensor. During the 1944 season he made a club record five penalty saves.

International

Estrada made 18 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1936 and 1941. He played in two editions of

. He was on the winning team in

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in Argentina and again in

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Honours

;Boca Juniors * Primera División:

;Argentina national team: *

References

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