Rubén Galván (footballer)

Rubén Galván
Personal information
Full name Rubén Galván[1]
Date of birth (1952-04-07) April 7, 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)

* 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 most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente. He was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[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]

Titles

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

References

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