Juan José Borrelli (born 8 November 1970 in San Isidro,

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) is an Argentine former footballer, who played as a

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, and one of the most known Argentine footballers that played in

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(along with

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Career

Borrelli began his career in the late 1980s in River Plate. Soon,

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champions

Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...

brought him (1991) as the new leader of the team. Although during the first two seasons in the team, Borrelli couldn't show his great potential, mainly because he was homesick, but soon he was transformed into leader in the field and helped

to win 1994/1995 double. His contribution was even greater in 1995/1996 season when he scored 15 goals in the championship and 4 in Champions League leading his team to win the double and reach the UEFA Champions League semifinals and the Argentina national team head coach,

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invited him to wear his country's shirt. He was much-beloved by Panathinaikos fans who nicknamed him "Jota Jota". As a result, his performances attracted scouters from many European teams and in 1997 he was sold to Spanish team Real Oviedo. In the end of the season he returned to

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River Plate and San Lorenzo. In 2000/2001 season played for the Argentine side Tigre FC. The following season Borrelli played for a team in

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called

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and in the winter returned to

for Akratitos. During the summer, Juan Jose Borrelli announced his retirement. Two years after his retirement (2004), Borrelli was signed by River Plate as Youth Team head coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borrelli, Juan Jose 1970 births Living people People from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers 1995 Copa América players Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players La Liga players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Panathinaikos F.C. players Real Oviedo players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Deportivo Maldonado players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Uruguay A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Argentine football managers Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province