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Rubén Galván (7 April 1952 – 14 March 2018) was an Argentine football who played as a midfielder for Club Atlético Independiente for most of his career.[2] At international level, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup on home soil.[3]

Rubén Galván

Galván with Argentina in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Galván[1]
Date of birth	(1952-04-07)7 April 1952
Place of birth	Comandante Fontana, Argentina
Date of death	14 March 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 65)
Place of death	Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1980	Independiente	231	(14)
1980	Estudiantes (LP)	21	(7)
Total		245	(21)
National team
1974–1978	Argentina	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Galván is one of the most decorated players in the history of Argentine football with four Copa Libertadores, two Nacional Championships and a World Cup title to his name.

Galván was part of the Independiente team that won four consecutive Copa Libertadores titles between 1972 and 1975. He was also part of the team that won back to back Nacional championships in 1977 and 1978.

In 1980, he had a short spell with Estudiantes de La Plata but he retired later that year at age 27.

Personal life

Nicknamed el Negro, Galván had a bout with Hepatitis C that required a liver transplant in 2007.[4] He died of cirrhosis in March 2018.[5]

Honours

Independiente

• Copa Libertadores: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
• Intercontinental Cup: 1973[6]
• Primera División Argentina – Nacional: 1977,[7] 1978

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1978

References

External links

• Rubén Galván – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Rubén Galván at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Rubén Galván

Rubén Galván (* 7. April 1952 in Comandante Fontana; † 14. März 2018[1]) war ein argentinischer Fußballspieler. Mit der Nationalmannschaft seines Heimatlandes gewann er den Titel bei der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1978.

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- [en] Rubén Galván (footballer)

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[es] Rubén Galván

Rubén Galván (Comandante Fontana, Formosa, Argentina; 17 de abril de 1952-Avellaneda, Buenos Aires; 14 de marzo de 2018[1]) fue un futbolista argentino, campeón del mundo con su Selección en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1978. Es considerado una figura histórica del Club Atlético Independiente, donde jugó casi una década.

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[fr] Rubén Galván

Rubén Galván est un footballeur international argentin, né le 7 avril 1952 à Comandante Fontana et mort le 14 mars 2018[1] à Avellaneda, ayant occupé le poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Rubén Galván

Américo Rubén Galván (Comandante Fontana, 7 aprile 1952 – Lanús, 14 marzo 2018) è stato un calciatore argentino, di ruolo centrocampista. Campione del mondo con l'Argentina nel campionato del mondo 1978.

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[ru] Гальван, Рубен

Рубе́н Гальва́н (исп. Rubén Galván; 7 апреля 1952, Команданте-Фонтана, провинция Формоса, Аргентина — 14 марта 2018) — аргентинский футболист, полузащитник. Известен по выступлениям за «Индепендьенте». Чемпион мира 1978 года в составе сборной Аргентины.

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