Rubén Bernuncio (born 19 January 1976 in

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, died 18 July 1999) was an

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striker who played for several clubs in Argentina, including

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and

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. In November 1996, Bernuncio was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and later died in 1999 from

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related to the injuries he sustained.,La vida se le fue muy rápido a Rubén Bernuncio
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Club career

He mainly played for clubs in

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. He also played for

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of the

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, then known as the Daewoo Royals. He was first Argentine player of

with Hugo Smaldone

International career

Bernuncio was part of the Argentina squad at the

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Honours

Individual

* Korean League Cup Top Assists Award:

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Argentine Primera Statistics
* * 1976 births 1999 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Textil Mandiyú footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Busan IPark players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players K League 1 players Road incident deaths in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Argentina men's youth international footballers Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery Motorcycle road incident deaths Deaths from kidney failure {{Argentina-footy-forward-1970s-stub