Darío Felman

Darío Felman
Personal information
Full name Darío Luis Felman
Date of birth (1951-10-25) October 25, 1951
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Gimnasia de Mendoza
1973–1974 Independiente Rivadavia
1975–1978 Boca Juniors 103 (25)
1978–1983 Valencia 121 (18)
1984 Gimnasia de Mendoza
National team
1977 Argentina 1 (0)
Teams managed
2003–2004 Independiente Rivadavia

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008.


Darío Luis Felman (born 25 October 1951 in Mendoza) is a retired Argentine football striker who won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with Boca Juniors in 1977.

Club career

Felman started his career at Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in 1970 and is considered to have been one of the best footballers ever to play for the club. In 1974 he joined Independiente Rivadavia.

In 1975 he joined Boca Juniors and in 1976 he was part of the team that won back to back championships. The following season Boca went on to win the Copa Libertadores 1977 and he scored a goal in their 3–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach to win the Copa Intercontinental.

In 1978 Felman joined Valencia of Spain where he played alongside fellow Argentine Mario Kempes. In 1979 he was part of the Valencia squad that won the Copa del Rey and in 1980 the club won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.

In 1984 Felman returned to Argentina and his first team Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.

International career

In 1976 Felman joined up with Menotti's Selección del Interior and in 1977 he played against Hungary alongside a young Diego Maradona who was making his international debut.

Managerial career

Felman had a brief spell as manager of Independiente Rivadavia, since then he has worked as assistant to Chino Benítez at Boca Juniors and Municipal of Guatemala.

Titles

Boca Juniors
Valencia

Notes

  1. ↑ Actually played on 1 August 1978


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