José Belforti
Personal information
Full name José María Belforti Rodríguez
Date of birth (1981-07-04) 4 July 1981
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Argentinos Juniors 1 (0)
2003–2004 Brera
2004–2006 Defensores Belgrano
2006–2007 Melilla 30 (0)
2007–2008 Lucena 35 (1)
2008–2009 Écija 29 (0)
2009–2010 Cerro Reyes 30 (2)
2010–2013 Lugo 76 (2)
2013–2014 Cádiz 9 (0)
2014 Cacereño 1 (0)
2015–2016 Eldense 22 (0)
2016 Torrevieja 4 (0)
2016–2017 Crevillente 20 (0)
2017–2018 Yeclano 23 (1)
2018–2019 Novelda 21 (1)
Total 301 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María Belforti Rodríguez (born 4 July 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Belforti played in the Argentine Primera División with Argentinos Juniors, also representing in his country Defensores de Belgrano. After a spell in Italy at Brera Calcio in amateur football[1] he moved to Spain in 2006, where he spent the remainder of his career, almost exclusively in the lower leagues.[2]

In the 2011–12 season, Belforti contributed 34 games and one goal (playoffs included) as CD Lugo promoted to the Segunda División for only the second time in its history.[3][4] He made his debut in the competition on 17 February 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away loss against SD Huesca.[5]

Personal life

Belforti's twin brother, Martín, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too played several seasons in Spain.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Libertas Brera y Fiorenzuola Argento" [Libertas Brera and Fiorenzuola Argento] (in Spanish). En Una Baldosa. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "El argentino Belforti será esta temporada el pulmón del medio campo salinero" [Argentina's Belforti will be heart of salinero midfield this season]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "El CD Lugo anuncia el fichaje de Carlos Pita, un centrocampista ofensivo" [CD Lugo announce signing of Carlos Pita, an attacking midfielder]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "El Lugo se desprende de sus héroes" [Lugo let go of their heroes]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "El Huesca consigue salir del pozo" [Huesca leave pit]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Los gemelos Belforti se incorporan al Melilla" [Belforti twins join Melilla]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 3 August 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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