Argentine World Champion Luis Galván Dies at 77
Buenos Aires - Saba:
Argentine defender and 1978 World Cup hero Luis Galván has died at the age of 77, the Argentine Football Association announced on Monday.
Galván spent several weeks in a hospital in Cordoba, where he was treated for a kidney infection, before passing away due to complications.
The Argentine Football Association wrote on its official X page: "On behalf of President Claudio Tapia and the Executive Committee, the Argentine Football Association expresses its deep sorrow at the passing of Luis Galván, the 1978 World Champion."
Galván was born in the northern city of Fernandez in 1948 and played in defense for the Albiceleste, which won the 1978 World Cup on home soil, featuring Daniel Passarella, striker Mario Kempes, and goalkeeper Ubaldo "Pato" Fillol.
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