Rubén Pagnanini

Rubén Pagnanini
Personal information
Full name Rubén Oscar Pagnanini
Date of birth January 31, 1949 (1949-01-31) (age 63)
Place of birth San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1977 Estudiantes 329 (22)
1977–1979 Independiente 70 (2)
1980 Argentinos Juniors 2 (0)
National team
Argentina ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 25, 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rubén Oscar Pagnanini (born 31 January 1949 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine former football (soccer) player who played for the Argentina national team.[1]

He played for Estudiantes de La Plata, Club Atlético Independiente and Argentinos Juniors. His greatest achievements at club level were winning the Nacional championships of 1977 and 1978 with Independiente.

Pagnanini 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').

In 2007 he worked as the coach of La Emilia, a club playing in the Torneo Argentino B league (4th division).

Titles

Season Club Title
1977 Nacional Independiente Primera División Argentina
1978 Nacional Independiente Primera División Argentina
1978 Argentina FIFA World Cup

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