Luis Galván

Luis Galván

Luis Adolfo Galván ( born February 24, 1948 in Fernández ) is a former Argentine football player, who participated with the national team of his native country at the World Cup in 1978 and it won the title.

Career

Playing career

Luis Galván, who was born on 24 February 1948 in Fernández, a city in northwestern Argentina, his footballing career started with the club CA Talleres Cordoba from. In Talleres he played, among others, along with other Argentine football greats of that time like José Daniel Valencia and Miguel Oviedo, however, a title not succeed with the club from the second largest city of Argentina. Twice missed Talleres the Argentine championship but just barely, in 1977 it was second behind Independiente Avellaneda and 1980, third behind River Plate and the Argentinos Juniors. Overall Luis Galván played twelve years for Talleres de Córdoba, before he left the club in 1982 and is the provincial association Loma Negra, then playing first class. After a year in Olavarría Galván went back to Córdoba and moved to CA Belgrano, where he continued moving to CA Central Norte after a further year to Salta. He remained there for another year. In 1986, Galván again the club and joined the Club Bolivar from La Paz. After less than a full year in Bolivia in 1986, he returned to his old club CA Talleres back and let his career in La Liga finish. 1987 ended Luis Galván his active career.

National

In the Argentine national football team, it brought Luis Galván 1975-1982 to 34 inserts. From Argentina coach César Luis Menotti Galván was called to the squad for the FIFA World Cup 1978 in their own country. In the World Cup Galván was, which is not related to Rubén Galván, who was also in the squad for the World Cup, used in all games of the Argentines. He was also in the final at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires there when the Argentines with a 3-1 after extra time against the Netherlands brought their first world title. Four years later at the World Championships in Spain belonged Galván for levy of the South Americans. However, the tournament was not as successful as four years earlier, Argentina failed in the second round. Galván This time belonged to the tribe formation Menotti. The defender has been used in almost all games. The intermediate round match against Brazil (1:3) in Barcelona meant not only the resignation of Argentina, but also the end of Galván career in the national team. How many World Champion from 1978, as well as Mario Kempes, Osvaldo Ardiles and Jorge Olguín he ended his international career after the 1982 World Cup.