Juan Daniel Forlín (born 10 January 1988) is an Argentine former professional

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. Mainly a

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, he could also play as a

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. He started out at

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, then spent four years in

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with Espanyol, appearing in 118 official matches and scoring two goals.

Club career

Born in

Reconquista, Santa Fe Reconquista is a city in the north of the , from Santa Fe, Argentina, the provincial capital. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department, and it has 99,288 inhabitants according to the . The city lies on a branch of the Paraná Riv ...

, Forlín made his Primera División debut on 19 April 2008 as his team

won 2–1 against

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. In his first full season, he was an undisputed starter as the

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-based side claimed that year's Apertura. Forlín was signed by

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from Spain on 25 August 2009 – alongside Boca teammate

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– on a five-year contract, with the

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paying a fee of

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4 million for 70% of his rights. He made his

debut on 12 September, in a 0–3 home loss to

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. He scored in his next appearance, a 3–2 away victory over

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, and finished his debut campaign with 24 appearances, receiving 11 yellow cards and being

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once. During his spell with the ''Pericos'', Forlín was regularly used by his compatriot

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as both a

and a

. The same befell him under

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, who was appointed in November 2012. On 20 July 2013, Forlín moved to

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club

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for an undisclosed fee. He was released in July 2015.

Honours

Boca Juniors *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...

: Apertura 2008 Querétaro *

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: Apertura 2016

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forlin, Juan 1988 births Living people 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Reconquista, Santa Fe Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players Real Madrid Castilla footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Oviedo players Som Maresme FC players CF Badalona players Qatar Stars League players Al-Rayyan SC players Liga MX players Querétaro F.C. footballers Júbilo Iwata players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan