Rubén Pagnanini

Rubén Oscar Pagnanini (b. 31 January 1949 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province) is a Argentine former football (soccer) player, currently the coach of La Emilia, a club playing the Torneo Argentino B league (4th division).

He played for Estudiantes de La Plata and Club Atlético Independiente as a right back, and was part of the 1978 Argentine national football team that won that year's World Cup, though he didn't play in any match during that tournament.

His nickname was el gato ('the cat').

	Argentina Squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Alonso \| 2 Ardiles \| 3 Baley \| 4 Bertoni \| 5 Fillol \| 6 Gallego \| 7 L. Galván \| 8 R. Galván \| 9 Houseman \| 10 Kempes \| 11 Killer \| 12 Larrosa \| 13 Lavolpe \| 14 Luque \| 15 Olguín \| 16 Ortiz \| 17 Oviedo \| 18 Pagnanini \| 19 Passarella \| 20 Tarantini \| 21 Valencia \| 22 Villa \| Coach Menotti