Rubén Suñé

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Rubén Suñé
Suñé in c. 1970–72
Personal information
Birth name Rubén José Suñé
Date of birth (1947-03-07)7 March 1947
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 20 June 2019(2019-06-20) (aged 72)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1972 Boca Juniors 186 (32)
1973–1974 Huracán 33 (1)
1975 Unión de Santa Fe 49 (1)
1976–1980 Boca Juniors 131 (2)
1981 San Lorenzo 20 (1)
National team
1969–1973 Argentina 6 (3)
Teams managed
1993–1994 Boca Juniors (women)
1993–1994 Argentina women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rubén José Suñé (7 March 1947 – 20 June 2019) was an Argentine footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Suñé was born in Buenos Aires. He is best remembered as a Boca Juniors player, spending two stints at the club from 1967–1972 and 1976–1980. He won eight titles with Boca Juniors, including the Intercontinental Cup in 1977 and two Copa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978. He also played for Huracán, Unión de Santa Fe and San Lorenzo. He first played for Argentina in 1969, playing six times total for his country.

Suñé died on 20 June 2019 in Buenos Aires, at the age of 72.[1]

Honours[change | change source]

Boca Juniors

References[change | change source]

  1. "Murió el ex futbolista e ídolo de Boca Rubén "Chapa" Suñé". Infobae (in Spanish). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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