José Tabares

José Carlos Tabares (born 28 May 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

José Tabares

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Tabares
Date of birth	(1978-05-28) 28 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	San Gustavo, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Patronato
2001–2005	C.A.I.	66	(31)
2003–2004	→ Necaxa (loan)	19	(2)
2005–2006	Arsenal Sarandí	14	(2)
2006	→ Castellón (loan)	18	(6)
2007–2010	Castellón	86	(23)
2010	Chacarita Juniors	16	(2)
2011	Rangers Talca	8	(1)
2012–2013	Juventud Antoniana	22	(1)
2013–2014	Eldense	33	(8)
2014–2016	Borriol	29	(6)
2017	Burriana
2017–2018	Estrella Castellón
Total		311	(82)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in San Gustavo, Entre Ríos Province, Tabares started playing professionally with Comisión de Actividades Infantiles, serving a loan at Club Necaxa of Liga MX during the 2003 Apertura and 2004 Clausura tournaments. He returned to Argentina in 2005 when he signed for Arsenal de Sarandí, making his debut in the Primera División at the age of 27.^[1]

Tabares moved to Spain in January 2006, joining Segunda División club CD Castellón^[2] and scoring 20 league goals over his first two full seasons.^[3] After four years with the team, being reunited with compatriot Leonardo Ulloa in his final two^[4][5] and suffering relegation in 2010 (he also spent several months on the sidelines after fracturing both his fibula and his tibia twice),^[6][7] he went back to his country and signed with Primera Nacional side Chacarita Juniors.^[8]

In January 2011, Tabares agreed to a contract with Primera B de Chile's Rangers de Talca,^[9] achieving promotion to Primera División.^[1] Following a spell in the Argentine lower leagues with Juventud Antoniana, he returned to the Valencian Community where he represented several amateur clubs.^[10]

Tabares settled in Castellón de la Plana after retiring at age 40.^[1]

References

1. Re, Ezequiel (14 June 2020). "La felicidad del goleador humilde" [The happiness of the humble scorer]. Mirador Provincial (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. "El Castellón anuncia el fichaje del delantero argentino Tabares" [Castellón announce signing of Argentine forward Tabares]. ABC (in Spanish). 28 December 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
3. "Tabares acecha su récord goleador" [Tabares nearing his scoring record]. La Voz de Cádiz (in Spanish). 7 May 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. "El Huesca arranca un empate y Tabares se rompe la tibia y el peroné" [Huesca scrape a draw and Tabares breaks tibia and fibula]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 January 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
5. "Ulloa: "El equipo necesita sacar puntos como sea en todos los partidos"" [Ulloa: "The team needs to get points in every match as it may"]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
6. "El argentino Tabares vuelve a romperse la tibia y peroné" [Argentina's Tabares breaks tibia and fibula again]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
7. Gual, José Luis (20 November 2020). "Ulloa: "El Castellón ha armado un plantel bastante competitivo y espero que pronto mire más arriba"" [Ulloa: "Castellón have completed a very competitive squad and I hope they will be looking further up soon"] (in Spanish). Castellón Plaza. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
8. "Firmó José Tabares" [José Tabares signed]. Olé (in Spanish). 29 June 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
9. Retamal V., Rodrigo (28 April 2013). "Javier Capelli: El patrón rojinegro que se hizo profesional gracias a un árbitro" [Javier Capelli: The red-and-black boss who turned professional thanks to a referee]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
10. Casañ, Joan (29 July 2020). "'Huracán' Tabares, el ídolo de la última etapa del CD Castellón en Segunda" ['Hurricane' Tabares, idol of CD Castellón's last spell in Segunda] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

• José Tabares at BDFA (in Spanish)
• José Tabares – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• José Tabares at BDFutbol
• José Tabares at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• José Tabares at Soccerway