Víctor Miguel Valussi (8 May 1912 - 1 April 1995) was an

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defender who won four league championships with

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and played for the Argentina national team.

Playing career

Club

Valussi began his playing career in 1933 with

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, in 1935 he joined reigning Argentine champions

and helped them to retain their championship in

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. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 home win against Vélez Sársfield on 17 March 1935. In 1937 he spent a season with

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but returned to Boca the following year. He won three more championships with Boca in

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and

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. Valussi left Boca in 1945 after playing a total of 274 games for Boca in all competitions, he joined Mexican side

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International

Valussi made 9 appearances for the Argentina national team, his debut came against

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on 18 February 1940 in a game which ended 2-2. He played in

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.Copa América 1942 squads
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Titles

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at Historia de Boca 1912 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Resistencia, Chaco Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Chacarita Juniors footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{argentina-footy-defender-stub