Julián David Magallanes (born 20 March 1986) is an Argentine
footballer who played professionally for a number of clubs in the Italian leagues.
Biography
Born in
Arequito
Arequito is a town (''comuna'') in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, southwest from the provincial capital and west of Rosario. It has a population of about 7,000 inhabitants as per the .
The town was founded initially as a way ...
,
Caseros Caseros might refer to:
* Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Caseros (Entre Ríos), Argentina
* Caseros Department, a provincial political subdivision in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
* Caseros Prison, Argentina
* Battle of Caseros, Argentina
* Caser ...
,
Santa Fe Province, Magallanes started his professional career at the province capital, for
Tiro Federal. He made his
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
debut on 29 April 2006, against
Racing de Avellaneda
Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...
. That match Tiro Federal lost to Racing 0–2 and Magallanes was substituted by Jorge Sebastián Sáez. The team relegated after the
2006 ''Clausura'' season. Magallanes then joined
Torneo Argentino B (4th level) side
Gimnasia y Tiro.
In summer 2007, he moved to Italian
Serie D side
Sangiustese due to lack of
European Union citizenship. Magallanes won the league champion in Group F and followed the team promoted to
Seconda Divisione
Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the o ...
. Magallanes also got professional status and eligible to sign by any Italian professional clubs without using the non-EU registration quota from abroad and from amateur (which Serie B and Lega Pro clubs had no quota). Magallanes played 17 matches in the 2nd division and was signed by Serie B side
Vicenza in the mid-season for €110,000. He was awarded no.33 shirt, the same number at Tiro Federal. Magallanes made his Serie B debut on 13 February 2009, started the match against
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
. The match ended in 1–1 draw and Magallanes was replaced by
Matteo Serafini in the 83rd minute. At the start of season, he was awarded no.20 shirt but on 5 August 209 loaned to
Taranto along with
Simone Calori. His shirt was taken by
Gianluca Litteri
Gianluca Litteri (born 6 June 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for club Catania.
Career
Litteri was signed by Inter in 2006 from Serie D club Giarre, being then loaned out to Slavia Prague during the summer 2008 transfer w ...
.
At Taranto, he just played 3
Prima Divisione
Prima Divisione (''First Division'') was the name of the first level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the richest clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the ...
matches and on 1 February 2010 left for Serie B side
Cittadella on loan with option to purchase, where he quickly entered the starting XI and played both legs of promotion playoffs first round/semi–final against
Brescia. (Brescia 1–1 draw with Cittadella in aggregate and won due to higher league position, and eventually promoted after winning the final)
On 25 June 2010, Cittadella decided to sign him outright for €130,000. (but in terms of the registration rights of
Diego Oliveira, valued for €130,000)
On 12 July 2012 he was signed by
U.S. Cremonese.
Honours
*
Serie D: 2008
References
External links
*
Profile at Soccernet
Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009–10)
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Argentine footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Serie B players
L.R. Vicenza players
Taranto F.C. 1927 players
A.S. Cittadella players
U.S. Cremonese players
Association football midfielders
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
People from Caseros Department
1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province
A.C. Sangiustese players