Rubén Galván
Argentine association football player (1952-2018)
Rubén Galván (7 April 1952 – 14 March 2018) was an Argentine football midfielder. He played for Club Atlético Independiente for most of his career.[2]
 Rubén Galván (#8) in 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Galván[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Comandante Fontana, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 2018 (aged 65) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Independiente | 231 | (14) |
| 1980 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 21 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1974-1978 | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
At international level, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup on home soil.[3]
Galván died of cirrhosis on 14 March 2018 at the age of 65.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Rubén Galván — Argentina 1978" (PDF). diariohoy.net. 10 June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Murió Rubén Galván, campeón del mundo en 1978 y gloria de la historia de Independiente". Infobae (in Spanish). 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Muere el argentino Rubén Galván, campeón del mundo en Argentina 1978 - Marca (in Spanish)
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