Carmelo Villalba

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Carmelo Villalba
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Full name Carmelo Daniel Villalba
Date of birth (1962-06-30) 30 June 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 El Porvenir
1982–1988 Argentinos Juniors 222 (0)
1989–1990 Unión de Santa Fe 11 (0)
1990 Galaxia de Iguazu
? Chacarita Juniors
? Tigre
1994–1995 Tristán Suárez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2007

Carmelo Daniel Villalba is a former Argentine football defender. He played in the final of the 1985 Copa Libertadores for Argentinos Juniors.

Villalba was signed by Argentinos Juniors from El Porvenir, he played for the club during its golden age, when they won 2 league titles, the Copa Libertadores 1985 [1] and the Copa Interamericana as well as playing in the final of the Copa Intercontinental against Juventus of Italy.

After playing for Argentinos Villalba joined Unión de Santa Fe in 1989 where he played until 1990. He then played in the lower leagues of Argentine football for Galaxia de Puerto Iguazu, Chacarita Juniors, Club Atlético Tigre and CSD Tristán Suárez.

After retiring as a player Villalba became a coach, working in the youth development system at Argentinos Juniors.

Titles

SeasonTeamTitle
Metropolitano 1984 Argentinos Juniors Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1985 Argentinos Juniors Primera División Argentina
1985 Argentinos Juniors Copa Libertadores
1985 Argentinos Juniors Copa Interamericana

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