José Shaffer

José Shaffer

Personal information
Full name	José Alberto Shaffer
Date of birth	(1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 39)
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.[1]

On 27 June 2009, it was announced that Shaffer had signed a deal with Portuguese club Benfica for €1.9 million.[2] 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.[3] In 2010–2011 he was loaned to Rosario Central, until the end of the season.[4] In 2011–2012, Shaffer was loaned to União Leiria.[5]

On 27 September 2012, Shaffer terminated is contract with Benfica.[6] In July 2013, he signed with Talleres de Córdoba.[7] A year later, he joined Unión La Calera in Chile.[8]

In 2016, Shaffer returned to Argentina and joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.[9] He ended his career playing for El Porvenir and Victoriano Arenas in the Primera C.[10]

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

• Primeira Liga: 2009–10

References

1. IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan
2. "Shaffer assina por 4 temporadas". A Bola. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
3. "Shaffer cedido ao Banfield" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
4. "Benfica: Rosario Central anuncia acordo por Shaffer". Maisfutebol. 29 July 2010.
5. "Shaffer emprestado à U. Leiria". desporto.sapo.pt. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Movidas Torneo de Apertura Primera A 2014-2015". portalfutbol.cl. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
9. "José Shaffer, refuerzo de Gimnasia". Los Andes (in Spanish). 13 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
10. 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