Julio Javier Marchant (born 11 January 1980 in

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) is an

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retired

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Career

He made his debut playing for

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in 2000, where he won the

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. Two years later, he lost his place in the squad, transferring to

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the next year. After his spell in Racing, Marchant was transferred once again to Union de Santa Fé, playing in the

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, second division of Argentine football. He then moved to

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, playing 2 years for

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. The first half of 2007 saw the midfielder transferring to

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side

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, which signed him to play for the team in the

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. He then made a move to Uruguay to play for

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in the second half of 2007. With

he won the 2008 Uruguayan Championship. In 2009, he returned to Argentina to play for Banfield where he was a key member of the squad that won the Apertura 2009 championship appearing in 17 of their 19 games. On 13 December 2009 he celebrated with his team mates when Banfield won the Argentine championship for the first time in the history of the club.

Honours

Boca Juniors *

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: Apertura 2000 *

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(2):

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: 2000 Defensor Sporting Club *

Primera División Uruguaya Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...

: 2008 Banfield *

: Apertura 2009

External links

Argentine Primera statistics

Article about his career

at BDFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchant, Julio 1980 births Living people People from Santiago del Estero Argentine footballers Argentine people of French descent Boca Juniors footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Necaxa footballers Defensor Sporting players Primeira Liga players C.D. Nacional players Club Atlético Banfield footballers América de Cali footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Santiago del Estero Province