Diego Alberto Galván (born 19 March 1982) is an

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Career

Galván started his career with

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in the Argentine Primera in 2000, he had a short spell with

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side

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before returning to Lanús. In 2003, he had a short spell with

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in Portugal before returning to Argentina to play for

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between 2003 and 2005. After the relegation of Olimpo at the end of the 2004–2005 season, he was signed by Argentine giants River Plate. Galván did not succeed as expected in River and was transferred (on loan) to Estudiantes in 2006. It was with

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that he became a noted midfielder, and landed his first title when the team won the Apertura 2006. Per the conditions of the loan, Estudiantes had to pay US$100,000 to allow Galván to play against River Plate in that tournament. Prior to the start of the 2007

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, Galván returned to River Plate, but was not a starter for most of the tournament, and had some public disagreements with coach

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. Estudiantes applied for Galván's services again, and he was transferred back to the ''pincharratas'' (this time not on loan) in July 2007. In a friendly match against

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an side Libertad, played 29 July 2007, Galván made a wrong movement while disputing the ball and injuring his left knee (he was diagnosed with a ruptured

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). Galván missed seven months of play, and resumed playing (mostly as a substitute) in early 2008. Since Estudiantes needs to field two teams (one for the local championship, and one for the 2008

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, Galván received more progressively more play. In March 2008, he declared that he feels ready to play for up to 70 minutes per game. In 2009, he was part of the Estudiantes squad that won the

championship. After one season with

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, Galván returned to Olimpo, on loan, for the

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. He re-joined Estudiantes at the end of his loan period.

Honours

;Estudiantes de La Plata *

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(1): 2006 Apertura *

(1):

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References

External links

Statistics
at Guardian Stats Centre
Diego Galván at Football Lineups

Argentine Primera statistics
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