Juan Pablo Caffa

Juan Caffa
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Caffa
Date of birth (1984-09-30) 30 September 1984
Place of birth Murphy, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Fresno FC
Number 10
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Boca Juniors 1 (0)
2004–2005 Ferro Carril Oeste 42 (5)
2005–2007 Arsenal Sarandí 46 (11)
2007–2010 Betis 65 (8)
2008–2009 → Zaragoza (loan) 38 (4)
2011–2013 Arsenal Sarandí 59 (6)
2013–2014 Asteras Tripoli 26 (2)
2014–2015 Defensor 8 (0)
2015 Liga Loja 38 (9)
2016 Universidad Católica 18 (2)
2017 Tulsa Roughnecks 29 (9)
2018– Fresno FC 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:48, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Juan Pablo Caffa (born 30 September 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for American club Fresno FC as a left winger.

His nickname is "El violinista del Viaducto" (literally translated as "The violinist of the viaduct"), as he plays an imaginary violin during his goal celebrations.[1][2]

Football career

Argentina

Born in Murphy, Santa Fe, Caffa was part of Club Atlético Boca Juniors youth system, being already with the first team when it won the 2003 Apertura, although he only featured in one league match.

In the following years, he played with Ferro Carril Oeste and Arsenal de Sarandí.

Spain

After a number of strong displays with Arsenal during the 2006 Apertura tournament, Caffa earned a €2 million transfer to Real Betis in the January 2007 transfer window.[3] He played his first La Liga match on 4 February, against Athletic Bilbao,[4] but went scoreless in his six season appearances, also not finding the net in his first full campaign which ended in relegation, although he rarely started for the Andalusians.

In 2008–09, Caffa played on loan with Real Zaragoza,[5] being an important attacking element as it returned to the first division after just one year out.[6] Again at Betis, he appeared in 32 games – although only ten starts – and scored seven goals, but the club failed to regain top flight status.[7]

Return to Argentina

In early December 2010, Caffa bought out the remainder of his contract with Betis[7] and returned to Argentina to his former team Arsenal, agreeing on a three-year contract.[8]

Club statistics

As of 12 September 2010[9] (asterix signals statistics drawn from all competitions).
Season Club Division Apps Goals Assists
2002/03Boca JuniorsArgentina Primera División10?
2005/06ArsenalArgentina Primera División257?
2006/07ArsenalArgentina Primera División184?
2006/07BetisSpain La Liga9*01
2007/08BetisSpain La Liga24*07
2008/09ZaragozaSpain Segunda División38*46
2009/10BetisSpain Segunda División33*77
2010/11BetisSpain Segunda División8*12
Total1562323

Honours

Arsenal

References

  1. ↑ "El 'violinista' Caffa calmó los ánimos" ['Violinist' Caffa calmed the masses]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "¡El 'Violinista' de la 'Garra del oso'!" [The ‘Violinist’ of the ‘Bear claw’!] (in Spanish). Extra. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "El Betis presenta a sus nuevos fichajes: Ilic y Caffa" [Betis present their new signings: Ilic and Caffa]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Un 'machote' Betis sale reforzado de San Mamés" ['Macho-like' Betis leave San Mamés enpowered]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 February 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Juan Pablo Caffa se va un año cedido al Zaragoza" [Juan Pablo Caffa goes on loan to Zaragoza for one year]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Juan Pablo Caffa apuesta por regresar al Real Zaragoza" [Juan Pablo Caffa bets on returning to Real Zaragoza]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 "El argentino Caffa rescinde su contrato con el Real Betis" [Argentine Caffa terminates his contract with Real Betis]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 December 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Caffa: "Vine al Arsenal para ser campeón"" [Caffa: "I came to Arsenal to become champion"]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "J. Caffa". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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