Juan Elías Yustrich(9 July 1909 – 6 October 2002) was anArgentinefootballgoalkeeper who won two league championships withBoca Juniors.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Elías Yustrich | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario,Argentina | ||
| Date of death | October 6, 2002(aged 93) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Provincial de Rosario | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1937 | Boca Juniors | 173 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Gimnasia (LP) | 48 | (0) |
| 1940–1941 | Lanús | 53 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Argentina | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yustrich was born inRosario,ArgentinatoCroatparents, originallyJustrić.[1][2]He started playing with Provincial de Rosario and was signed byBoca Juniorsin 1932 as a replacement forDomingo Fossatti.He made his debut on 13 March 1932 in a 5–2 win over Atlanta and soon established himself as the regular goalkeeper for the club and earned himself the nickname"El pez volador"(The flying fish) for his athletic saves.
Yustrich was the goalkeeper for Boca's back to back championships in1934and1935.He left the club in December 1937 after making 183 appearances for the club in all competitions, his final game for the club was an 8–0 home win against Tigre on 19 December 1937.
After leaving Boca, Yustrich continued his career withGimnasia y Esgrima de La Platabetween 1938 and 1939 and withLanúsbetween 1940 and 1941.
During his career he made one appearance for theArgentina national team[3]
Yustrich died of a cerebralischemiainHospital Británico,Buenos Aireson 6 October 2002, aged 93.[2]
Honours
editBoca Juniors
References
edit- ^ImehrvatskoPrezime Justrić
- ^abObituaryatLa Nación
- ^ProfileArchived2011-05-31 at theWayback Machineat Historia de Boca(in Spanish)
External links
edit- (in Spanish)Statisticsat Historia de Boca
- (in Spanish)Profileat Bocampeonweb
- (in Spanish)Quotesat Bocampeonweb
- (in Spanish)Biographyat Informe Xeneize
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