Guillermo Sara (born 30 September 1987) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a
goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in
Santa Fe, Sara joined
Atlético Rafaela's youth setup in 1991, aged four. In 2006, he was promoted to the first-team, but only made his senior debuts on 1 November 2008, starting in a 2–1 away win over
Tiro Federal.
On 4 August 2012 Sara became the first Argentine goalkeeper to defend two
penalties
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in one game, both from
José Sand in a 1–1 draw against
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.
On 10 July 2013 Sara joined
La Liga side
Real Betis in a season-long loan deal, with a
€1 million buyout clause. He made his division debut on 25 August, starting in a 1–2 home loss to
Celta de Vigo.
In 2015, Sara signed with Argentinian club
Boca Juniors
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. On 28 September 2016, Sara saved two penalties against
Lanús in the Round of 16 of the
Copa Argentina.
On 1 January 2022, Sara announced his retirement from football, after being without contract since 3 August 2021, when he terminated his contract with
Atlético de Rafaela.
Guillermo Sara se retiró del fútbol
viapais.com.ar, 1 January 2022
Honours
;Atlético Rafaela
* Primera B Nacional (1): 2010–11
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;Boca Juniors
*Primera División
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(2): 2015
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, 2016–17
* Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Atlético de Rafaela footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Real Betis players
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
La Liga players
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Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina
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