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Hugo Villaverde

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Hugo Villaverde
Villaverde in 1987
Personal information
Full name Hugo Eduardo Villaverde
Date of birth (1954-01-27) January 27, 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Colón de Santa Fe 57 (0)
1976–1989 Independiente 380 (0)
International career
1979 Argentina 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2008

Hugo Eduardo Villaverde (born 27 January 1954 in Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football defender who played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente. He holds the record in Argentina for most first division matches without scoring a goal, ahead of Jorge Titonell who in the 1930s and 40s played 405 matches for Talleres (Remedios de Escalada) and Huracán.[1]

Villaverde started his professional playing career in 1973 with home town club Colón de Santa Fe at the age of 19.

In 1975, he joined Independiente where he became a key player throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He won four league titles, the 1984 Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental with the club.

Villaverde played for the Argentina national team in 1979, but never returned to the international scene after suffering an injury in friendly match against Scotland.[2]

Villaverde's nephew, Alejandro "Papu" Gómez, is also a professional footballer who has played for the Argentina national team.[3]

Honours

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Independiente

References

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  1. ^ Statistics per BDFA, 2016-07-01.
  2. ^ Luc Vandenberghe et al.: Argentina National Team Players 1964-1998, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2012-11-22.
  3. ^ Paulich, Diego (22 June 2021). "Papu Gómez inédito: de Racing y el Rojo a un restó en Italia". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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