Rubén Galván

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Personal information
Rubén Galván
Full name	Rubén Galván
Date of birth	April 7, 1952 (age 55)
Place of birth	Comandante Fontana, Argentina
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	RETIRED
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-1980 1980	Independiente Estudiantes de La Plata	?(?) ?(?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Rubén Galván is a retired Argentine football midfielder. He was born on April 7, 1952, in the city of Comandante Fontana in the Formosa Province of Argentina. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

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 the age of only 27.

[edit] Titles

Season	team	Title
1972	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1973	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1974	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1975	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
Nacional 1977	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina
Nacional 1978	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina
1978	Argentina	FIFA World Cup

	Argentina squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title)
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