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Agustín Alberto Balbuena (1 September 1945 – 9 March 2021) was an Argentine football striker who won with Club Atlético Independiente four Copa Libertadores and one
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Career

Balbuena began his professional playing career in 1964 with home town club
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, after a spell with Racing Club. He played for
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where he was a losing finalist in the 1970 Nacional. In 1971 Balbuena joined Club Atlético Independiente where he became an important player during the most successful period in the history of the club. He appeared with the team that won the 1971 Metropolitano to qualify for the Copa Libertadores. Independiente won Copa Libertadores on four consecutive occasions:
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,
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, 1974 and
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. He scored the winning goal in the
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in 1973 against Juventus. Balbuena was included in the Argentina national team for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, one of eight national team occasions. Later in his career he played for
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of Colombia and CD FAS of El Salvador.


Death

Balbuena died aged 75 on 9 March 2021.


Honours

Colón * Primera B: 1965 Independiente *
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: 1971 Metropolitano * Copa Libertadores:
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
,
1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
, 1974,
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
*
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:
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*
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: 1972, 1973, 1974


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