Juan Elías Yustrich (9 July 1909 – 6 October 2002) was an

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goalkeeper who won two league championships with

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. Yustrich was born in

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, Argentina to Croat parents, originally ''Justrić''.Obituary
at La Nación He started playing with Provincial de Rosario and was signed by

in 1932 as a replacement for

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. He made his debut on 13 March 1932 in a 5–2 win over Atlanta and soon established himself as the regular goalkeeper for the club and earned himself the nickname ''"El pez volador"'' (The flying fish) for his athletic saves. Yustrich was the goalkeeper for Boca's back to back championships in

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and

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. He left the club in December 1937 after making 183 appearances for the club in all competitions, his final game for the club was an 8–0 home win against Tigre on 19 December 1937. After leaving Boca, Yustrich continued his career with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata between 1938 and 1939 and with Lanús between 1940 and 1941. During his career he made one appearance for the Argentina national teamProfile
at Historia de Boca Yustrich died of a cerebral

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, Buenos Aires on 6 October 2002, aged 93.

Honours

Boca Juniors * Primera División Argentina (2):

References

External links

Statistics
at Historia de Boca

at Bocampeonweb

at Bocampeonweb

at Informe Xeneize 1909 births 2002 deaths Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Boca Juniors footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine people of Croatian descent Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery Men's association football midfielders {{argentina-footy-midfielder-stub