Hernán López Muñoz (born 7 September 2000) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Godoy Cruz on loan from River Plate.

Career

López played for Pacífico Villa del Parque, Juventud de Devoto, Agronomía, Cultural de Tapiales and

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at youth level before joining the academy ranks of Primera División side River Plate in 2014; where he'd notably win the

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in back-to-back years from 2016. His breakthrough into senior football came on the final day of the 2018–19 campaign, with

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selecting the midfielder off the bench in a Primera División fixture versus Tigre on 7 April 2019. He came on with thirty-one minutes left in place of Jorge Carrascal, prior to scoring for 2–2 with four minutes remaining; though Tigre went on to win.

Personal life

López is a great-nephew of the Argentine international footballer

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. His paternal great-grandfather Diego Maradona "Chitoro" (1927–2015), who worked at a chemicals factory, was of

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(Indigenous) and

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( Galician) descent, and his paternal great-grandmother Dalma Salvadora Franco, "Doña Tota" (1930–2011), was of

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descent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Hernan 2000 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Argentine people of Guaraní descent Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine people of Basque descent Maradona family