Hugo Eduardo Villaverde (27 January 1954 – 17 November 2024) was an Argentine football who played as a central defender, spending most of his career with 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 1940s played 405 matches for Talleres (Remedios de Escalada) and Huracán.[1]
 Villaverde in 1987 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Eduardo Villaverde | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 2024 (aged 70) | ||
| 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) |
| Total | 437 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Argentina | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVillaverde 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 Argentine Primera 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]
Personal life and death
editVillaverde's nephew, Alejandro "Papu" Gómez, is also a professional footballer who has played for the Argentina national team.[3]
Villaverde died on 17 November 2024, at the age of 70.[4]
Honours
editIndependiente
References
edit- ^ Hugo Villaverde at BDFA (in Spanish)
- ^ Luc Vandenberghe et al.: Argentina National Team Players 1964-1998, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 22 November 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dolor en el fútbol argentino: murió Hugo Villaverde, leyenda de Independiente". Infobae. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
edit- Hugo Villaverde at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 December 2005) (in Spanish)
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