Rubén Galván (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Galván [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Comandante Fontana, Argentina | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Independiente | 231 | (14) |
| 1980 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 21 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Argentina | 3 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Rubén Galván (born 7 April 1952 in Comandante Fontana, Formosa) is a retired Argentine football midfielder who played for Club Atlético Independiente for most of his career. At international level, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup on home soil.[2]
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.
Galván had a bout with Hepatitis C that required a liver transplant in 2007.[3]
Honours
Club
- Copa Libertadores: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Intercontinental Cup: 1973[4]
- Primera División Argentina – Nacional: 1977,[5] 1978
International
- FIFA World Cup: 1978
References
- ↑ "Rubén Galván — Argentina 1978" (PDF). diariohoy.net. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Argentina National Team Players 1964-1998". Prepared and maintained by Luc Vandenberghe for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ Rubén Galván, el hombre que casi nació de nuevo at Clarín (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Intercontinental Cup 1973. Juventus (Italy) 0–1 Independiente (Argentina)". Prepared and maintained by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 July 2000. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Campeonato Nacional 1977 (Nacional Championship)". Prepared and maintained by Pablo Ciullini for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
External links
- Rubén Galván – FIFA competition record
- Rubén Galván at National-Football-Teams.com
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