Leopoldo Luque

Leopoldo Luque
Luque with Argentina
at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Leopoldo Jacinto Luque
Date of birth (1949-05-03) 3 May 1949
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Gimnasia de Jujuy ? (?)
1969–1971 Central Norte ? (?)
1971 Unión ? (?)
1972 Rosario Central 4 (3)
1973–1975 Unión 35 (10)
1975–1980 River Plate 176 (75)
1980–1981 Unión 24 (10)
1981 Tampico Madero 4 (2)
1982 Racing Club 11 (2)
1983 Santos 2 (0)
1983–1984 Chacarita Juniors 11 (0)
1984 Santos ? (?)
1984–1985 Textil Mandiyú ? (?)
National team
1975–1981 Argentina 43 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈpoldo xaˈsinto ˈluke]; born 3 May 1949) is a former Argentine football striker.

Club career

In a career spanning (1972–1984) he played for Unión de Santa Fe, Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Chacarita Juniors.

On 22 February 1976, Luque scored all 5 goals in a game in which his club, River Plate, defeated San Lorenzo de Almagro 5–1.[1]

International career

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 game of that championship, forcing him to miss two matches. He was back for the last three matches of the 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.

Career statistics

Apps Goals
Primera División 261 100
International Cups 31 9
TOTAL 292 109

FIFA World Cup statistics

Apps Goals Result
1978 FIFA World Cup 5 4 Champions

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 August 1975Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela1–05–11975 Copa América
2.3–1
3.4–1
4.10 August 1975Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Venezuela11–011–01975 Copa América
5.8 April 1976José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina Uruguay2–04–11976 Copa del Atlántico
6.9 June 1976Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay1–03–01976 Copa del Atlántico
7.27 February 1977Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hungary3–05–1Friendly
8.5–0
9.29 May 1977Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina Poland2–13–1Friendly
10.24 August 1977Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina Paraguay1–03–0Copa Félix Bogado
11.2–1
12.23 March 1978Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru Peru1–03–11978 Copa Ramón Castilla
13.3 May 1978Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina Uruguay?–03–0Friendly
14.2 June 1978Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hungary1–12–11978 FIFA World Cup
15.6 June 1978Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina France2–12–11978 FIFA World Cup
16.21 June 1978Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Peru4–06–01978 FIFA World Cup
17.6–0
18.2 June 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–03–1Friendly
19.2–0
20.21 May 1980Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Austria2–05–1Friendly
21.16 December 1980Estadio Olímpico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina  Switzerland2–05–0Friendly

Honours

Club

River Plate

International

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Leopoldo Luque, el primer jugador que anotó cinco goles en un clásico". El Litoral. 31 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Luque, Leopoldo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 May 2017.


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