| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Shaffer | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Racing Club | 41 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Banfield (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → União Leiria (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Talleres | 21 | (0) |
| 2014−2015 | Unión La Calera | 16 | (0) |
| 2016 | Gimnasia de Mendoza | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | El Porvenir | 46 | (2) |
| 2019 | Victoriano Arenas | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 185 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Alberto Shaffer (born 16 December 1985) is a former Argentine professional footballer who played as a left wingback.
Career
In 2006, Shaffer was loaned on a one-year deal from Racing Club de Avellaneda to IFK Göteborg to replace the departing Oscar Wendt, who moved to FC Copenhagen. However, he did not manage to make a first team impact, and he subsequently moved back to Argentina after his short loan spell in Europe.
On 27 June 2009, it was announced that Shaffer had signed a deal with Portuguese club Benfica for €1.9 million. On 29 June, he was officially presented at Benfica's Estádio da Luz. However, after failing to hold on to a position in the first team, Shaffer moved once again back to Argentina on a 6-month loan to Banfield in January 2010. In 2010–2011 he was loaned to Rosario Central, until the end of the season. In 2011–2012, Shaffer was loaned to União Leiria.
On 27 September 2012, Shaffer terminated is contract with Benfica. In July 2013, he signed with Talleres de Córdoba. A year later, he joined Unión La Calera in Chile.
In 2016, Shaffer returned to Argentina and joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza. He ended his career playing for El Porvenir and Victoriano Arenas in the Primera C.
Career statistics
- As of 23 June 2010
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2005–06 | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 | 0 |
| IFK Göteborg (loan) | 2007 | 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3 | 0 |
| Racing Club | 2007–08 | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 | 0 |
| Racing Club | 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 31 | 0 |
| Benfica | 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Banfield (loan) | 2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
Honours
- Benfica
References
- ^ IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan
- ^ "Shaffer assina por 4 temporadas". A Bola. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Shaffer cedido ao Banfield" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Benfica: Rosario Central anuncia acordo por Shaffer". Maisfutebol. 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Shaffer emprestado à U. Leiria". desporto.sapo.pt. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Shaffer rescindiu e é um jogador livre" [Shaffer terminates contract and is now a free agent] (in Portuguese). Relvado.com. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Shaffer (ex-Benfica) assina por clube da 3.ª divisão". A Bola. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Movidas Torneo de Apertura Primera A 2014-2015". portalfutbol.cl. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
- ^ "José Shaffer, refuerzo de Gimnasia". Los Andes (in Spanish). 13 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Maderna, Hernando (27 March 2020). "El ex Racing que creó un club de fútbol". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI[usurped] (in Spanish)
- José Shaffer at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- José Shaffer at Soccerway