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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Tucumán Province Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighb ...

, 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

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. 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

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before joining

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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 (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

. 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

;

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: 1985 ; River Plate *

: 1989–90 ; Independiente *

: 1994 Clausura *

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; Talleres *

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: 1997–98 ;

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runner-up:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serrizuela, Jose 1962 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Footballers 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 Men's association football defenders 1990 FIFA World Cup players Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 20th-century Argentine sportsmen