Biography.guide
Home › People › Association football player › Juan Yustrich
Portrait of Juan Yustrich

Juan Yustrich

1909 – 2002

Argentine footballer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Juan Yustrich

Lived 1909 – 2002 (aged 93). Juan Yustrich was an Argentine association football player.

Juan Elías Yustrich (9 July 1909 – 6 October 2002) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who won two league championships with Boca Juniors.

Yustrich was born in Rosario, Argentina to Croat parents, originally Justrić. He started playing with Provincial de Rosario and was signed by Boca Juniors in 1932 as a replacement for Domingo 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 in 1934 and 1935. 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 with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata between 1938 and 1939 and with Lanús between 1940 and 1941.

During his career he made one appearance for the Argentina national team

Yustrich died of a cerebral ischemia in Hospital Británico, Buenos Aires on 6 October 2002, aged 93.

Honours Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina (2): 1934, 1935

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

People in Juan Yustrich's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Juan Yustrich's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Juan Yustrich?

Argentine footballer (1909-2002)

When was Juan Yustrich born?

Juan Yustrich was born on 9 July 1909 in Rosario.

When did Juan Yustrich die?

Juan Yustrich died on 6 October 2002 in Buenos Aires.

What was Juan Yustrich's occupation?

Juan Yustrich was an association football player.

What nationality was Juan Yustrich?

Juan Yustrich was Argentine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Juan Yustrich

· Wikidata: Q6301167

· DBpedia: Juan Yustrich

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Juan Yustrich. https://biography.guide/juan-yustrich/

MLA: "Juan Yustrich." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/juan-yustrich/.

Chicago: "Juan Yustrich." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/juan-yustrich/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-25 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:12 UTC