Hugo Villaverde

Hugo Villaverde

Villaverde in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Eduardo Villaverde
Date of birth	(1954-01-27) January 27, 1954
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Colón de Santa Fe	57	(0)
1976–1989	Independiente	380	(0)
International career
1979	Argentina	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2008

Hugo Eduardo Villaverde (born 27 January 1954 in Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football defender who played most of his career for Club Atlético 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 40s played 405 matches for Talleres (Remedios de Escalada) and Huracán.

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 league 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.

Villaverde's nephew, Alejandro "Papu" Gómez, is also a professional footballer who has played for the Argentina national team.

Honours

Independiente

• Primera División Argentina: 1977 Nacional, 1978 Nacional, 1983 Metropolitano, 1988–89
• Copa Libertadores: 1984
• Copa Intercontinental: 1984

External links

• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2005) (in Spanish)