Tribute flows into the world cup winner dies 77 years two weeks after a teammate

A former winner of the Argentinian World Cup died – two weeks after the South American nation lost one of the most iconic keepers Hugo Gatti.

Luis Galvan died today around noon local time at the age of 77 in the city of Cordoba, where he had lived in recent years and was admitted to the hospital earlier this year.

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The highlight of his football career came when he was selected to represent Argentina At the 1978 World Cup, which the country organized and won for the first time.

He played all the matches in the tournament next to Captain Daniel Passarella, including the final in the monumental stadium against the The Netherlandswhich they won 3-1.

Galvan withdrew from international football With 34 caps, a year after the disappointing campaign of the country at the 1982 World Cup when they were eliminated in the second group stage.

The former Center-Back spent most of his career playing for Talleres de Cordoba, the club with which he started professionally and returned in 1986 after a year in Bolivia, where he played for Bolivar in La Paz.

It arose about three weeks ago that Luis was sick in the hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.

His family had previously revealed in March that he had been admitted to the hospital with a kidney problem.

A family member said he had gone with pneumonia after he picked up a virus while he was treated, insistently when he got better and said, “His desire to live remains intact.”

Club Atletico Talleres, the full name of the club where Galvan 503 performs made for a period of 17 years, posted on X: “We communicate with great sadness the death of Luis Adolfo Galvan, emblem of the club and world champion with the Argentina National team in 1978.

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“We are currently accompanying your family and loved ones and we are raising our prayers for the eternal rest of their souls. We are accompanying your family and loved ones at the moment, and we raise our prayers for the eternal rest of their souls.”

Legendary Argentinian goalkeeper Hugo Gatti died on April 20Just over a month after he was admitted to his home country at an intensive care in intensive care when he contacted pneumonia after hip surgery.

The retired keeper, nicknamed El Loco or the Madman because of his outspoken character and eccentric playing style, was operated after he had injured himself in a street trap while walking his dog.

The operation of the 80-year-old went well but a virus that he also contracted in the hospital would have led him to suffer after the complications after the up and the breathing problems that ended at Gatti on very dependency care and eventually led to his death.

Gatti, covered by his country 18 times, was part of the Argentinian team who traveled to travel England For the World Cup 1966.

He is described as the first keeper who wears gloves and one of the first to leave his punishment regularly. He would often take opponents and venture the field on the. He was also an expert penalty stopper.

After his retirement after 13 years in his last club Boca Juniors He became a controversial expert from TV football.

He claimed bizarre in 2019 Lionel Messi Must stop Barcelona and become a member Real Madrid To prove that he was really the greatest of all time.

Lucas, one of the two children he had with his wife of more than 50 years of Nacha Nodar, was also a professional football player who played as a midfielder for Argentinos Juniors, Dundee and Badajoz.

He was appointed U23 manager at Bromley Football Club after hung his own boots.

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