Rubén Pagnanini
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Rubén Oscar Pagnanini (b. 31 January 1949 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine former football (soccer) player, currently the coach of La Emilia, a club playing the Torneo Argentino B league (4th division).
He played for Estudiantes de La Plata and Club Atlético Independiente as a right back, and was part of the 1978 Argentine national football team that won that year's World Cup, though he didn't play in any match during that tournament.
His nickname was el gato ('the cat').
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Argentina squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title) | |
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1 Alonso | 2 Ardiles | 3 Baley | 4 Bertoni | 5 Fillol | 6 Gallego | 7 L. Galván | 8 R. Galván | 9 Houseman | 10 Kempes | 11 Killer | 12 Larrosa | 13 Lavolpe | 14 Luque | 15 Olguín | 16 Ortiz | 17 Oviedo | 18 Pagnanini | 19 Passarella | 20 Tarantini | 21 Valencia | 22 Villa | Coach: Menotti |
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Categories: 1949 births | Living people | Argentine footballers | Argentina international footballers | Argentine football managers | People from San Nicolás de los Arroyos | FIFA World Cup-winning players | FIFA World Cup 1978 players | Estudiantes de La Plata footballers | Independiente footballers
