Santa Fe pride: Unión celebrated Nery Pumpido, tatengue world champ | OneFootball

Club Atlético Unión did not let such a special date pass unnoticed for all its supporters and used its official communication channels to pay tribute to one of the greatest figures in its rich football history: Nery Alberto Pumpido. On his birthday, the Santa Fe institution recalled the most important milestones of the career of the iconic goalkeeper who came through the red-and-white youth academy.

Born on July 30, 1957, Pumpido took his first steps in professional football wearing the Tatengue shirt, the club where he officially made his debut in 1976. From that point on, he began to build an unforgettable legacy that included his decisive role in the historic 1979 campaign, when Unión finished as runner-up in Argentina’s First Division.

Through a post on its digital platforms, the institution from Avenida López y Planes detailed the goalkeeper’s impressive statistics between the posts for the club. In total, Pumpido guarded Unión’s goal on 174 occasions, keeping 64 clean sheets and saving a total of 5 penalties throughout his different spells with the team.

To conclude the tribute, the Tatengue leadership did not forget the greatest milestone of his sporting career on the global stage. The club proudly highlighted that, ten years after making his first-division debut in the Santa Fe shirt, Nery Alberto Pumpido became a World Champion at Mexico 1986, representing the Argentina National Team and taking the banner of Unión’s footballing school to the top of the world.

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