Juan Gilberto Funes

Juan Gilberto Funes
Funes with River Plate in 1986
Personal information
Full name Juan Gilberto Funes Baldovino
Date of birth (1963-03-08)8 March 1963
Place of birth San Luis, Argentina
Date of death 11 January 1992(1992-01-11) (aged 28)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981 Huracán de San Luis
1982 Sarmiento de Junín
1983 Jorge Newbery
1983–1984 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 9 (1)
1984–1986 Millonarios 85 (45)
1986–1988 River Plate 84 (47)
1988–1989 Olympiacos 29 (10)
1989–1990 Vélez Sársfield 25 (12)
International career
1987 Argentina 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Gilberto Funes Baldovino (8 March 1963 – 11 January 1992), nicknamed "El Búfalo" (The Buffalo), was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker, known for his physical style of play.