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Tributes pour in as World Cup winner dies aged 77 two weeks after team-mate

Luis Adolfo Galván, the Argentine defender who was part of the 1978 World Cup-winning squad, passed away at the age of 77 in Córdoba on Monday after suffering from severe pneumonia and kidney failure.
His health declined after hospitalization earlier this year, where family revealed kidney problems and pneumonia in both lungs about three weeks ago.
Galván started and spent most of his career with Talleres de Córdoba, making a club-record 503 appearances over 17 seasons and leading the team with humility and leadership.
He played all seven games for Argentina in 1978 without substitution, earning 34 caps and contributing to Argentina’s first World Cup win with a 3-1 final victory over the Netherlands.
Talleres and the Argentine Football Association expressed condolences, highlighting his legacy and praying for the eternal rest of his soul amid mourning in the football community.

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