Leopoldo Luque
Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (Spanish pronunciation: ; (3 May 1949 – 15 February 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker.
 Luque with Argentina at the 1978 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leopoldo Jacinto Luque | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1949 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 February 2021 (aged 71) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mendoza, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1982 | Racing Club | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Santos | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Chacarita Juniors | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1984 | Santos | |||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Textil Mandiyú | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1981 | Argentina | 44 | (22) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
In a career spanning from 1972 to 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 five goals in a game in which his team, River Plate, defeated San Lorenzo de Almagro 5–1.
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, his 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 the Netherlands.
Later life and death
Luque was sports secretary of Mendoza Province.
In February 2007, Luque suffered a heart attack from which he recovered. He died from COVID-19 on 15 February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.
Career statistics
Club
| League | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Primera División | 261 | 100 | 31 | 9 | 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, score column indicates score after each Luque goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 August 1975 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1975 Copa América |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 4–1 | |||||
| 4 | 10 August 1975 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina | Venezuela | 11–0 | 11–0 | 1975 Copa América |
| 5 | 8 April 1976 | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Uruguay | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1976 Copa del Atlántico |
| 6 | 9 June 1976 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1976 Copa del Atlántico |
| 7 | 27 February 1977 | Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Hungary | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 5–0 | |||||
| 9 | 29 May 1977 | Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Poland | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 24 August 1977 | Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | Copa Félix Bogado |
| 11 | 2–0 | |||||
| 12 | 23 March 1978 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Peru | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1978 Copa Ramón Castilla |
| 13 | 19 April 1978 | Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Republic of Ireland | 3–? | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 3 May 1978 | Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2 June 1978 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hungary | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 16 | 6 June 1978 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  France | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 17 | 21 June 1978 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina | Peru | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 18 | 6–0 | |||||
| 19 | 2 June 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 2–0 | |||||
| 21 | 21 May 1980 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 2–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 22 | 16 December 1980 | Estadio Olímpico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina |  Switzerland | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
River Plate
- Primera División: 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano
- Copa Libertadores Runner-up: 1976
International
Argentina
Individual
References
External links
- Leopoldo Luque – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Leopoldo Luque at National-Football-Teams.com
- Super Futbol profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-20) (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
- Leopoldo Luque – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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