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Peruvian-Chilean footballer (1918-2009)

José Balbuena
José Balbuena in 1947
Personal information
Full name José Balbuena Rodríguez
Date of birth (1918-02-13)13 February 1918
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death 22 June 2009(2009-06-22) (aged 91)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1937 Universitario
1937–1938 Deportivo Municipal
1939–1950 Universidad de Chile 190 (51)
1943 → Boca Juniors (loan) 2 (0)
1951 Ferrobádminton
International career
1941–1947 Chile 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Balbuena Rodríguez (February 13, 1918 – June 22, 2009) was a Peruvian-Chilean footballer who played for clubs in Peru and Chile.

Club career

After became the champion of the 1938 Peruvian Primera División along with Deportivo Municipal, in 1939 he moved to Universidad de Chile, winning the 1940 Primera División de Chile and becoming the sixth foreign top goalscorer for the club. In addition, he played two matches for Boca Juniors loaned by the Chilean team.

International career

He naturalized Chilean in 1947 and was called up to the Chile national team for the 1947 South American Championship, making an appearance in the match against Ecuador. Prior to this, he represented Chile against Argentina in the second match of the 1941 Copa Presidente de Argentina, scoring a goal at the minute 47.

Personal life

He was nicknamed Cholo, an affectionate form how Chileans refers to the native people from Peru.

Honours

Deportivo Municipal
Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ^ Aliaga, Martín (6 October 2021). "Prensa peruana recordó al exjugador de la U que prefirió jugar por La Roja". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. González, Christian (10 October 2016). "La historia del peruano que fue campeón con la U y jugó en la Roja". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. "José Balbuena - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". www.historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. "José Balbuena". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. Pierrend, José Luis (14 August 2004). "Copa Presidente de Argentina". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. "José Balbuena". La Piel del Romántico Viajero (in Spanish). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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