Juan Taverna

Juan Taverna
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-04-13)13 April 1948
Place of birth Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Date of death 7 November 2014(2014-11-07) (aged 66)
Place of death Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Estudiantes de La Plata
1973–1974 Real Murcia 24 (3)
1976 Boca Juniors 28 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Taverna (13 April 1948 – 7 November 2014)[1] was an Argentine former footballer.[2]

Career

Born in Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Taverna played most of his club football in Argentina, with brief spells at Real Murcia (Spain) and C.D. Veracruz (Mexico). Taverna was a dominant striker, scoring 77 goals in 173 competitive matches, including an Argentine record of seven goals in a single match.[3]

Taverna began his career with Estudiantes de La Plata, where he would win three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles. He also played for Club Atlético Banfield where he scored an incredible 56 goals in 56 matches before moving to Boca Juniors where he won the 1976 Argentine Primera División. He finished his career with Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Ex-Argentine footballer Juan Taverna, an idol at Banfield, passes away
  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de JUAN ALBERTO TAVERNA". bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Taverna: un goleador nunca se entrega" (in Spanish). La Nación. 9 April 1999.
  4. ^ "Murió Juan Taverna, dueño de un récord absoluto" (in Spanish). Diario UNO Mendoza. 7 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Falleció el exjugador Juan Alberto Taverna". espn.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 November 2014.


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