Martín Esteban Pando (26 December 1934 – 7 May 2021) was an Argentine

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who played as a

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. Pando started playing in 1955 at Platense in

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before moving to

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in 1958 and then River Plate in 1962. With River Plate he finished as runner-up in the Argentine league twice, in 1962 and 1963. In 1965 he joined

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, where he ended his career in 1967. In total he played 242 league matches and scored 37 goals in the Argentine league. Pando also played for the Argentina national team in two

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qualifying matches against Ecuador played in December 1960. Once Argentina qualified for the tournament in

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he was called up to the squad by manager

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. At the tournament Argentina were eliminated in the group stage and Pando appeared only in the goalless draw against Hungary, in which he captained the team. Pando died on 7 May 2021, aged 86.Falleció Martín Pando, el maestro de Gallardo

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