Argentine football in grief about the World Cup winner Luis Galván Death from 1978

The winner of the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, Luis Galván, died on Monday at the age of 77. The former central defender had suffered pneumonia for several weeks.

Galván was born in Fernández, a small town in the province of Santiago del Estero, and spent his entire club career in South America. He is reminded as a legend in Córdoba's plates, where he spent most of his career and made 503 appearances for the club.

He was first selected in 1975 under head coach César Luis Menotti for Argentina. Three years later, he helped his country to win his first World Cup.

Galván played every game of the tournament in the center of the defense La Albiceleste In addition to Captain Daniel Passarella. Prestigious Argentine sports cladding El Gráfico Praised him for a “flawless performance” in the final against the Netherlands and called him “the revelation of the game”.

He played at the World Cup in 1982, also under Menotti.

After his retirement, he worked for Telleres for over 20 years, as director of the club's football schools and at the women's football teams.

The Argentine Football Association has sent the family and relatives of the World Cup winner as well as substance.

The former teammates from the Argentina squad from 1978 also mourned Galván.

“Forever, his name is engraved into the collective memory of everyone who experienced this unforgettable victory,” wrote Mario Kempes, who scored two goals in the final. “Thank you, Luis, for everything you gave us. We will miss you, but your legacy will never forget.”

Ubaldo Filliol, the team's start goalkeeper, said goodbye to a “great defender and even better person” in his X account and said that it was a “pleasure to have played next to Galván and to send his condolences to the family and friends of the former star.

Former Tottenham Hotspur star Osvaldo Ardiles also shared a message via X. “Luisito left us. What an extraordinary player. Great teammate, always there for everyone,” he wrote.

“As long as my friend!”

Additional reporting from Fernando Romero