José Tiburcio Serrizuela (born 10 June 1962) is an Argentine former

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who played as a defender. His nickname is ''El Tiburón'' (The Shark).

Career

Early years

Born in

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, Serrizuela started his career with Los Andes in the Argentine 2nd division in 1980. He played for the club until his transfer to

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in 1985, he then had a spell with

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in 1986.

1986-1997

Serrizuela joined

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of the

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in 1986 and played for the club until he joined River Plate in 1988. He was part of the River squad that won the 1989-1990 championship, and on the back of this success he was selected to play for the

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in the 1990 World Cup. Afterwards he moved to Mexico to play for

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and

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. In 1992, Serrizuela returned to Argentina where he played one season for

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its football team, that currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football ...

before joining

Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, wh ...

where he was part of the squad that won the

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1994 championship. In 1996, he joined Independiente's hated local rivals

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Later years

In 1997, Serrizuela dropped down a division to play for

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known f ...

. He helped them to win the 1997–98 Primera B Nacional title and promotion to the Primera before returning to his boyhood club Los Andes where he played until his retirement in 2000.

Honours

Club

;

* Primera B: 1985 ; River Plate *

: 1989–90 ; Independiente *

: 1994 Clausura *

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; Talleres *

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

: 1997–98

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serrizuela, Jose 1962 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine people of Spanish descent Sportspeople from Tucumán Province Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Racing de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Rosario Central footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Association football defenders 1990 FIFA World Cup players Argentina international footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico