Fabián Basualdo (born 26 February 1964 in

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, Santa Fe) is a retired

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defender who played for a number of clubs in Argentina and the

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/ref> Basualdo started his career with

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

in 1982 and remains 5th on the all-time appearances list for the club with 300 appearances. He also helped the team to win the 1987–88 league title. After the successful league campaign of 1987–88 he was signed by Argentine giants River Plate where he won a further 3 league titles. In 1991 Basualdo was part of the triumphant

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squad that won the

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. In 1993 Basualdo rejoined Newell's where he played until 1996. He then moved down a division where he played for Godoy Cruz,

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and

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before he retired in 2000.

Honours

Club

;

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: 1987–88 ; River Plate *

: 1989–90, Apertura 1991, Apertura 1993

International

;

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBO ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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1964 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1991 Copa América players 1992 King Fahd Cup players 1993 Copa América players Copa América–winning players FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players Men's association football defenders Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Argentine Primera División players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Pan American Games footballers for Argentina Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists in football 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{argentina-footy-defender-stub