Agustín Balbuena

Agustín Alberto Balbuena (1 September 1945 – 9 March 2021) was an Argentine football striker who won four Copa Libertadores and one Intercontinental Cup with Club Atlético Independiente .

Agustín Balbuena

Balbuena in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Agustín Alberto Balbuena
Date of birth	(1945-09-01)1 September 1945
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Date of death	9 March 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 75)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1969	Colón de Santa Fe	114	(22)
1970	Rosario Central	20	(1)
1971–1975	Independiente	172	(41)
1976	Racing Club	19	(3)
1976–1977	Bucaramanga	10	(0)
1977–1978	FAS
International career
?–1974–?	Argentina	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Balbuena began his professional playing career in 1964 with home town club Colón de Santa Fe, after a spell with Racing Club. He played for Rosario Central where he was a losing finalist in the 1970 Nacional.^[1]

In 1971 Balbuena joined Club Atlético Independiente where he became an important player during the most successful period in the history of the club. He appeared with the team that won the 1971 Metropolitano to qualify for the Copa Libertadores. Independiente won Copa Libertadores on four consecutive occasions: 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975. He scored the winning goal in the Copa Intercontinental in 1973 against Juventus.

Balbuena was included in the Argentina national team for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, one of eight national team occasions.^{[citation needed]}

Later in his career he played for Bucaramanga of Colombia and CD FAS of El Salvador.

Death

Balbuena died aged 75 on 9 March 2021.^[2]

Honours

Colón

• Primera B: 1965

Independiente

• Primera División Argentina: 1971 Metropolitano
• Copa Libertadores: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
• Copa Intercontinental: 1973
• Copa Interamericana: 1972, 1973, 1974

References

1. Argentina 1970 at rsssf
2. "El "Mencho" Agustín Balbuena falleció a los 75 años..." Página/12 (in Spanish). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

External links

• Agustín Balbuena at BDFA (in Spanish)