Luis Fabián Artime (born December 15, 1965) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. Artime was born in

Ramos Mejía Ramos Mejía is a city in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The town has an area of and a population of 98,547. The city is one of the largest commercial districts in the Western area of Greater Buenos Aires. History The la ...

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. He spent most of his career playing for

Belgrano de Córdoba Belgrano may refer to: People * Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot * José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter * Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel * Manuel Bel ...

where he is regarded as a club legend and is the all-time leading goalscorer with 91 goals in his career. His father was

Luis Artime Luis Artime (born 2 December 1938) is an Argentine former association football, footballer, who played as a Striker (association football), striker, and scored more than 1,000 goals during his career. His son Luis Fabián Artime is also a retired ...

, a famous goalscorer in the 1960s. Artime was a prolific goalscorer and while playing in Peru, he was the top goalscorer in 2002. Artime was elected as president of Belgrano in February 2021. Under his administration, Belgrano won the

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title after defeating

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by 3–2 in the 2022 season and therefore returned to the

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1965 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers FBC Melgar footballers Argentine Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Peru 20th-century Argentine sportsmen Footballers from Ramos Mejía {{Argentina-footy-forward-1960s-stub