Sergio Alejandro Galván Rey (born 9 June 1973) is an Argentine former

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who played as a

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. He is the second top goalscorer of the Colombian

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with 224 goals.

Club career

Galván Rey's first club was

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of his native Argentina, where he did not achieve much success. Galván Rey joined Colombian club

Once Caldas Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian Association football, football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club plays its home games at Estadio Palogrande. The club wa ...

in 1996, and proceeded to become one of the most dangerous forwards in Colombia. He scored 171 goals in his career with

, 160 in the Colombian league, and 11 in 15

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matches. In 2003, Galván Rey helped Once Caldas to win the Colombian championship, their first in 53 years; additionally, he led the team to achieve Copa Libertadores qualification in 1999, 2002, and 2004. For the 2004 MLS season, Once Caldas sold Galván Rey to the MetroStars for a transfer fee in the range of half a million dollars. Although he played in 20 games, starting 10, Galván Rey finished the year with only two goals and one assist. Galván Rey's previous club, Once Caldas, went on to win the Copa Libertadores in his absence. In 2005 Galván Rey played better than the previous year, scoring two goals against the

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to bring the MetroStars back from a 2–0 deficit. By the end of the season, he tallied eight goals in all competitions, which had him tied for the team's third leading scorer. However, his salary demands were overwhelming, and the MetroStars decided not to bring Galván Rey back for 2006. He then signed with

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. In the first half of the 2006 season at Atlético Nacional, Sergio Galván Rey tallied 11 goals. He put his renewed form on display against

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on 21 May scoring five goals in a single match. Galván Rey finished the 2006 campaign with a total of 19 goals. His last goal of the season came on 2 December 2006 against Boyacá Chicó F.C. in a 2–1 win for Nacional. The 2007 season started well for Galván Rey when he netted a goal in Nacional's first match against La Equidad. He managed to tally a total of 13 goals in the first half of the season with his last goal coming during a tournament match against

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on 10 June 2007. He tallied six more goals through December 2007. He scored two against Cucuta Deportivo on 8 December 2007. In 2008, Galván Rey started the season with four goals through July. Entering November 2008, he added seven more goals to his season total. In 2010, Galván Rey joined

. He started the season only five goals away from becoming the all time scorer in Colombian League history. On 25 April, he became the highest scorer in the Colombian League, surpassing

Iván Valenciano Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born 18 March 1972) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward. He is the second top goalscorer of all-time in the Colombian Primera A with 217 goals, behind Argentine Sergio Galván Re ...

as the all time scorer. In 2011, he joined

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and played one season with them, scoring three goals in 23 appearances. He announced his retirement after the season ended.

Honours

Once Caldas *

: 2003–I *

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Atlético Nacional *

: 2007–I, 2007–II Individual *

Top Scorer:

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, 2007 Apertura

References

External links

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MetroStars player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galvan Rey, Sergio 1973 births Living people Footballers from Tucumán Province Argentine men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers New York Red Bulls players Boyacá Chicó F.C. footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Once Caldas footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players América de Cali footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Argentine emigrants to Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Naturalized citizens of Colombia Major League Soccer players Categoría Primera A players Men's association football forwards