Ruben Galvan is a retired Argentine football midfielder. He was born on April 7 1952, in the city of Comandante Fontana in the Formosa Province of Argentina. He played most of his career for Club Atletico Independiente and he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Galvan is one of the most decorated players in the history of Argentine football with four Copa Libertadores, two Nacional Championships and a World Cup title to his name.
Galvan was part of the Independiente team that won four consecutive Copa Libertadores titles between 1972 and 1975. He was also part of the team that won back to back Nacional championships in 1977 and 1978.
In 1980 he had a short spell with Estudiantes de La Plata but he retired later that year at the age of only 27.
