José María Belforti Rodríguez (born 4 July 1981) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Belforti played in the Argentine Primera División with

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

, also representing in his country

Defensores de Belgrano Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised sec ...

. After a spell in Italy at

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in amateur football he moved to Spain in 2006, where he spent the remainder of his career, almost exclusively in the lower leagues. In the 2011–12 season, Belforti contributed 34 games and one goal (

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included) as CD Lugo promoted to the Segunda División for only the second time in its history. He made his debut in the competition on 17 February 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away loss against

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

Personal life

Belforti's

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brother, Martín, was also a footballer. A

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, he too played several seasons in Spain.

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