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Rubén Galván
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Rubén Galván (#8) in 1975
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Full name Rubén Galván
Date of birth (1952-04-07)7 April 1952
Place of birth Comandante Fontana, Argentina
Date of death 14 March 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 65)
Playing position 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.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rubén Galván (7 April 1952 – 14 March 2018) was an Argentine football midfielder. He 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.

Galván died of cirrhosis on 14 March 2018 at the age of 65.

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