Juan Taverna
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|4|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|11|7|1948|4|13|df=yes}}
| death_place = Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires
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| position = Forward
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| years1 = 1968–1971
| years2 = 1973–1974
| years3 = 1976
| clubs1 = Estudiantes de La Plata
| clubs2 = Real Murcia
| clubs3 = Boca Juniors
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| caps2 = 24
| caps3 = 28
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| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 10
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Juan Taverna (13 April 1948 – 7 November 2014)[http://boxscorenews.com/exargentine-footballer-juan-taverna-an-idol-at-banfield-passes-away-p106064-68.htm Ex-Argentine footballer Juan Taverna, an idol at Banfield, passes away] was an Argentine former footballer.{{cite web|website=bdfa.com.ar|title=Ficha Estadistica de JUAN ALBERTO TAVERNA|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-JUAN-ALBERTO-TAVERNA-2889.html|language=es|access-date=28 March 2023}}
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.{{cite news|publisher=La Nación|title=Taverna: un goleador nunca se entrega|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/taverna-un-goleador-nunca-se-entrega-nid134232/|language=es|date=9 April 1999}}
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.{{cite news|publisher=Diario UNO Mendoza|title=Murió Juan Taverna, dueño de un récord absoluto|url=https://www.diariouno.com.ar/ovacion/murio-juan-taverna-dueno-de-un-record-absoluto-07112014_r1-r7Ft4HQ|language=es|date=7 November 2014}}{{cite web|website=espn.com.ar|title=Falleció el exjugador Juan Alberto Taverna|url=https://www.espn.com.ar/noticias/nota/_/id/2224485/fallecio-el-exjugador-juan-alberto-taverna|language=es|date=7 November 2014}}
References
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Category:Real Murcia CF players
Category:Boca Juniors footballers
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Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
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