Víctor Rubén López (born 19 December 1978) is an

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former

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who last played for Instituto de Córdoba in the

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. His usual position was

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Career

López started his professional career at

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in the lower leagues of Argentine football, in 1998. In 2000, he joined

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known f ...

who were in the

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at the time. In 2004, Talleres was relegated and López joined

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. In 2007, López joined

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in Spain, where he suffered relegation for the 2nd time in his career at the end of the 2006–2007 season. In 2008, López returned to Argentina to play for Banfield. In Banfield, he was a key member of the squad that won the Argentine championship for the first time in the history of the club, featuring in every game of the Apertura 2009 championship and scoring a key goal in the 18th round against Tigre. In 2016, López joined Atletico Rafaela to play at the orders of

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.Se bajó la persiana
– infoAtletico.com.ar

Honours

;Banfield * Primera División: Apertura 2009 ;Newell's Old Boys * Primera División: 2013 Final

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Guardian statistics

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