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Hugo Eduardo Villaverde (27 January 1954 – 17 November 2024) was an Argentine
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who played as a
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, 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 (Remedios de Escalada) and Huracán.


Career

Villaverde started his professional playing career in 1973 with home town club
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at the age of 19. In 1975, he joined Independiente where he became a key player throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He won four
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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
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Personal life and death

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.


Honours

Independiente *
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: 1977 Nacional, 1978 Nacional, 1983 Metropolitano, 1988–89 *
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:
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*
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: 1984


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* * 1954 births 2024 deaths Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Men's association football central defenders Argentina men's international footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{argentina-footy-defender-stub