José Antonio Valdiviezo (born January 7, 1970, in Tartagal,

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) is an

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retired

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goalkeeper.

Career

Valdiviezo has spent most of his career playing for his hometown club Juventud Antoniana in the lower leagues of Argentine football, but he was also part of the San Lorenzo squad that won the Clausura 2001 championship during his spell at the club. However, he only played two games for San Lorenzo in the Argentine Primera (none in the Clausura 2001) and two games in the

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. In 2006 Valdiviezo joined

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and quickly replaced Luciano Palos as the club's first choice goalkeeper. Nonetheless, during the 2007–08 season he was relegated by

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