Maximiliano Jorge Giusti (18 February 1991 – 8 October 2016) was an Argentine

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. At the time of his death, he played for Mushuc Runa in the

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Career

Giusti debuted in the

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playing for Vélez Sársfield on a 6–34 defeat to

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for the second fixture of the 2011 Clausura. He had already played however in the team's

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debut, 3–0 over Caracas FC, when he entered the field to replace injured Guillermo Franco. On his first season with the first team, he helped Vélez to win the Argentine championship playing 5 games, and also played 3 in the team's Copa Libertadores semi-finalist campaign. For the start of the 2011–12 season, Giusti was loaned to

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of the

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Honours

;Vélez Sársfield *

(1): 2011 Clausura

References

Mushuc Runa oficializa la contratación de 2 extranjeros
estadio.ec, 7 January 2016

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giusti, Maximiliano 1991 births 2016 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Audax Italiano footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Liga I players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Men's association football forwards Road incident deaths in Argentina Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Footballers from San Nicolás de los Arroyos 21st-century Argentine sportsmen