Rubén Galván (7 April 1952 – 14 March 2018) was an Argentine football who played as a midfielder for Club Atlético Independiente for most of his career.^[2] At international level, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup on home soil.^[3]

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Rubén Galván

Galván with Argentina in 1978
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Full name	Rubén Galván[1]
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)
Place of death	Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1980	Independiente	231	(14)
1980	Estudiantes (LP)	21	(7)
Total		245	(21)
International career
1974–1978	Argentina	3	(0)
Medal record Representing  Argentina FIFA World Cup Winner 1978 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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 age 27.

Nicknamed el Negro, Galván had a bout with Hepatitis C that required a liver transplant in 2007.^[4] He died of cirrhosis in March 2018.^[5]

Independiente

• Primera División: 1971 Metropolitano, 1977 Nacional,^[6] 1978 Nacional
• Copa Libertadores: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
• Intercontinental Cup: 1973^[7]
• Copa Interamericana: 1972, 1974, 1975

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1978