Argentina World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque dies aged 71
Argentina World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque, who played a key part in first success on home soil in 1978, dies aged 71 after battle with Covid
- Luque was hospitalised over the festive period and he never fully recovered
- The Santa Fe-born striker scored 21 goals in 43 appearances for Argentina
- He scored four goals as Argentina won the World Cup on home soil in 1978
- Luque scored 84 goals in 207 games for River Plate and won five titles
World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque has died at the age of 71.
Luque was hospitalised with Covid-19 over the festive period and he never fully recovered, Argentina media reported.
He scored four goals as Argentina won the World Cup on home soil in 1978, his tally including a spectacular first-round volley against France.
Leopoldo Luque scored four goals as Argentina won the World Cup on home soil in 1978
The Santa Fe-born striker scored 21 goals in 43 appearances for Argentina and made his name at River Plate, where he played between 1975 and 1980.
Luque scored 84 goals in 207 games for River Plate and won five titles at the Buenos Aires club.
He later worked as sports secretary of the Mendoza province and from 2017 in River Plate’s recruitment department.
The Argentina Football Association said on Twitter: ‘The AFA, through its president Claudio Tapia, expresses its pain over the loss of Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, world champion with the National Team @Argentina in 1978, and expresses his condolences to family and loved ones.’
Luque (centre front row) with his teammates before the 1978 World Cup final in Buenos Aires
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