Overview
- Club Atlético Huracán, which confirmed his death Saturday, issued a public condolence for the Mendoza-born striker.
- He led the attack on César Luis Menotti’s Huracán that won the 1973 Metropolitano, playing with Omar Larrosa, René Houseman and Carlos Babington.
- His club path included Independiente, Newell’s, Huracán, Atlanta, Chacarita and Racing, with a high point in Independiente’s 1965 Copa Libertadores win.
- He played 15 matches for Argentina and missed the 1974 World Cup after an injury days before the tournament, when Babington replaced him.
- After retiring, he worked in Huracán’s academy from 1999, helping shape Daniel Osvaldo, Joaquín Larrivey and Mariano Andújar, and he finished with roughly 570 games and 220 goals.