José María Buruca, also known as José Buruca Laforia ( Atalaya,
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, 16 May 1884 -
Buenos Aires
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Argentina
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association football
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goalkeeper
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. Nicknamed ''El Vasco'', Buruca Laforia is considered the first great goalkeeper of
Argentina
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Although Buruca was short height to play as goalkeeper, his intuition made him to be just in time under the goal. His playing style (usually getting away from the goal area) made Alumni's captain
Jorge Brown
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Buruca started his career playing for Central Athletic Club, then moving to Barracas A.C. where he stayed until 1904. That same year he was the goalkeeper in the first international match played by an Argentine side v. a
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Buenos Aires
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. In 1905 he moved to
Alumni
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, along with forward Carlos Lett.''Alumni, Cuna de Campeones y Escuela de Hidalguía'' by Ernesto Escobar Bavio - published by Editorial Difusión, Buenos Aires, 1953 Buruca won 3 Primera División championships among other titles.
In 1909 Buruca moved to Independiente where he played until 1911, then playing for
Argentino de Quilmes
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Racing Club de Avellaneda
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.''Historia en Rojo y Negro'' by Carlos Durhand; Javier Parent - Ediciones La Capital, 2010 After his father died, Buruca decided to quit from football.
Buruca was the first goalkeeper to play for the Argentina national team in an official match, playing v.
Uruguay
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in Montevideo on July 20, 1902. Buruca only played four times for Argentina, being his last match on August 15, 1907 vs. Uruguay for the
Copa Lipton
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Alumni
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1905
As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia ( Shostakovich's 11th Symphony ...
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1907
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* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
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Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires
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(2): 1905, 1906
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Copa de Competencia Jockey Club
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(2): 1907, 1908
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Tie Cup
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(6): 1906, 1907
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Copa de Honor Cousenier
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The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné ...