José Alberto Shaffer (born 16 December 1985) is a former Argentine professional

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who played as a left wingback.

Career

In 2006, Shaffer was loaned on a one-year deal from

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to replace the departing

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, who moved to

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. However, he did not manage to make a first team impact, and he subsequently moved back to Argentina after his short loan spell in Europe. On 27 June 2009, it was announced that Shaffer had signed a deal with Portuguese club Benfica for €1.9 million. On 29 June, he was officially presented at Benfica's

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. However, after failing to hold on to a position in the first team, Shaffer moved once again back to Argentina on a 6-month loan to Banfield in January 2010. In 2010–2011 he was loaned to

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, until the end of the season. In 2011–2012, Shaffer was loaned to União Leiria. On 27 September 2012, Shaffer terminated is contract with Benfica. In July 2013, he signed with

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 ...

. A year later, he joined Unión La Calera in

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. In 2016, Shaffer returned to Argentina and joined

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (usually known as Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza) is an Argentine football club located in the city of Mendoza. They currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league ...

. He ended his career playing for El Porvenir and Victoriano Arenas in the

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Career statistics

Honours

;Benfica *

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: 2009–10

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaffer, Jose 1985 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Argentine Primera División players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Allsvenskan players IFK Göteborg players Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers U.D. Leiria players Primera Nacional players Rosario Central footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Chilean Primera División players Unión La Calera footballers Torneo Federal A players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza footballers Primera C Metropolitana players Club El Porvenir footballers Victoriano Arenas players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine people of German descent 21st-century Argentine sportsmen