Juan Alberto Estrada
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Juan Alberto Estrada was an Argentine
football goalkeeper who won two Copa América
championships with the Argentina national team
and two league titles
with Boca Juniors
.
where he made 102 league appearances for the club before his transfer to Boca Juniors
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 1940
and 1943
. 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 Uruguay
playing for Defensor
. During the 1944 season he made a club record five penalty saves.
between 1936 and 1941. He played in two editions of Copa América
. He was on the winning team in 1937
in Argentina and again in 1941
in Chile
.
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football goalkeeper who won two Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
championships with the Argentina national team
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
and two league titles
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
with Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
.
Club
Estrada began his career with Sportivo Palermo, in 1933 he joined Club Atlético HuracánClub Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
where he made 102 league appearances for the club before his transfer to Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
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 1940
Primera División Argentina 1940
-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League standings:...
and 1943
Primera División Argentina 1943
-Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League standings:...
. 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 Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
playing for Defensor
Defensor Sporting Club
-History:Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in the Luis Franzini Stadium...
. During the 1944 season he made a club record five penalty saves.
International
Estrada made 18 appearances for the Argentina national teamArgentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
between 1936 and 1941. He played in two editions of Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
. He was on the winning team in 1937
South American Championship 1937
The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27, 1936 to February 1, 1937....
in Argentina and again in 1941
South American Championship 1941
The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from February 2, 1941 to March 4, 1941.With the purpose of celebrating the fourth centenary of Santiago's foundation by Pedro de Valdivia, Chile requested to host this tournament's edition...
in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
Titles
Boca Juniors- Primera División ArgentinaPrimera División ArgentinaThe Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
(2): 1940Primera División Argentina 1940-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League standings:...
, 1943Primera División Argentina 1943-Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Boca Juniors won the championship.-League standings:...
Argentina
- Copa AméricaCopa AméricaThe Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
(2): 1937South American Championship 1937The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27, 1936 to February 1, 1937....
, 1941South American Championship 1941The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from February 2, 1941 to March 4, 1941.With the purpose of celebrating the fourth centenary of Santiago's foundation by Pedro de Valdivia, Chile requested to host this tournament's edition...