José Serrizuela

José Tiburcio Serrizuela (born 10 June 1962) is an Argentine former football defender. He was born in Palo, Tucumán Province and his nickname is El Tiburón (The Shark).

José Serrizuela
Personal information
Full name José Tiburcio Serrizuela
Date of birth (1962-06-10) 10 June 1962
Place of birth Palo, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Los Andes 153 (23)
1985 Rosario Central 41 (7)
1986 Lanús 19 (4)
1986–1988 Racing de Córdoba 74 (6)
1988–1990 River Plate 45 (7)
1990 Cruz Azul ? (?)
1991 Veracruz ? (?)
1991–1992 Huracán 24 (2)
1993–1996 Independiente 69 (2)
1996–1997 Racing Club 15 (2)
1997–1998 Talleres de Córdoba 32 (3)
1998–2000 Los Andes
Total 475 (56)
National team
1989–1990 Argentina 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2008

Career

Early years

Serrizuela started his career with Los Andes in the Argentine 2nd division in 1980. He played for the club until his transfer to Rosario Central in 1985, he then had a spell with Club Atlético Lanús in 1986.

1986-1997

Serrizuela joined Racing de Córdoba of the Primera División Argentina in 1986 and played for the club until he joined River Plate in 1988. He was part of the River squad that won the 1989-1990 championship, and on the back of this success he was selected to play for the Argentina national football team in the 1990 World Cup. Afterwards he moved to Mexico to play for Cruz Azul and Veracruz.

In 1992 Serrizuela returned to Argentina where he played one season for Club Atlético Huracán before joining Club Atlético Independiente where he was part of the squad that won the Clausura 1994 championship. In 1996 he joined Independiente's hated local rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda.

Later years

In 1997 Serrizuela dropped down a division to play for Talleres de Córdoba. He helped them to win the 1997–98 Primera B Nacional title and promotion to the Primera before returning to his boyhood club Los Andes where he played until his retirement in 2000.

Honours

Club
Rosario Central
River Plate
Independiente
Talleres
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