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Career & Clubs
Villaverde 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.
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- Club Atlético Colón (1973–1975)
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- Club Atlético Independiente (1976–1989)
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- Argentina men's national football team (1979–1979)
Personal
Villaverde's nephew, Alejandro "Papu" Gómez, is also a professional footballer who has played for the Argentina national team. Villaverde died on 17 November 2024, at the age of 70.
Legacy
Independiente
Primera División Argentina: 1977 Nacional, 1978 Nacional, 1983 Metropolitano, 1988–89 Copa Libertadores: 1984 Copa Intercontinental: 1984
Clubs
Played together with
Abel BalboArgentina men's national football team · 1989–1998- Adolfino CañeteClub Atlético Colón · 1991–1993
Adolfo PederneraArgentina men's national football team · 1940–1946
Adolfo ZumelzúArgentina men's national football team · 1927–1930
Agustín BalbuenaArgentina men's national football team · 1974–1974- Agustín BalbuenaClub Atlético Colón · 1964–1969
- Agustín BalbuenaClub Atlético Independiente · 1971–1975
Agustín CejasArgentina men's national football team · 1964–1964- Agustín CejasArgentina men's national football team · 1964–1969
Agustín MarchesínArgentina men's national football team · 2010
Agustín OrionArgentina men's national football team · 2011
Alan RuizClub Atlético Colón · 2015–2016
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Hugo Eduardo Villaverde 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 and Huracán.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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