| Leopoldo Luque | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Leopoldo Jacinto Luque | |
| Date of birth | May 3, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1967–1969 1969–1971 1971 1972 1973–1975 1975–1980 1980–1981 1981–1982 1983 1983–1984 1984 1984–1985 |
Gimnasia de Jujuy Central Norte Unión Rosario Central Unión River Plate Unión Racing Club Santos Chacarita Juniors Santos Textil Mandiyú |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 4 (3) 35 (10) 176 (75) 24 (10) 11 (2) ? (?) 11 (0) ? (?) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1975–1981 | Argentina | 45 (22) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (born May 3, 1949 in Santa Fe) is a former Argentine football striker.
In career (1972-1984) has played for Unión de Santa Fe, Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Chacarita Juniors. With Argentina he was 1978 World Champion, scoring four goals in the tournament, including a spectacular long distance volley against France during the first round. During that tournament, a brother died in a traffic accident on the day that Argentina played Italy. He also seriously injured his left elbow in the match against France, the second one of that championship, forcing him to miss two matches. He was back for the last three marches of that tournament, including the final against Holland. Today, Luque is sports secretary of Mendoza Province. In February 2007 he suffered a heart attack from which he is recovering.
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