José María Belforti Rodríguez (born 4 July 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Born in Buenos Aires, Belforti played in the Argentine Primera División with Argentinos Juniors, also representing in his country Defensores de Belgrano.
After a spell in Italy at Brera Calcio in amateur football[1] he moved to Spain in 2006, where he spent the remainder of his career, almost exclusively in the lower leagues.
[2] In the 2011–12 season, Belforti contributed 34 games and one goal (playoffs included) as CD Lugo promoted to the Segunda División for only the second time in its history.
[3][4] He made his debut in the competition on 17 February 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away loss against SD Huesca.