Eduardo Maglioni

Eduardo Maglioni
Maglioni while playing for Independiente
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Andrés Maglioni
Date of birth (1946-04-14)14 April 1946
Place of birth Reconquista, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Date of death 18 August 2026(2026-08-18) (aged 80)
Position Forward
Youth career
Sarmiento de Resistencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963 Adelante Reconquista
1964–1968 Sarmiento de Resistencia
1969–1973 Independiente 135 (58)
1974 Huracán 9 (1)
1974–1975 Millonarios F.C.
1975 Atlético Nacional
1976 Unión Magdalena
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Andrés Maglioni (14 April 1946 – 18 August 2026) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a forward. He won three Copa Libertadores with Independiente and scored the fastest recorded hat-trick in the history of Argentine football.

Maglioni began playing with local side Sarmiento de Resistencia. In 1969, he joined Independiente, where he was part of two league and three Copa Libertadores winning teams. He made over 150 appearances for the club in all competitions and scored 60 goals.

On 18 March 1973, Maglioni scored a hat-trick against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in less than one minute fifty one seconds.[1]

Maglioni also played for Huracán in 1974. He died from complications of heart surgery on 18 August 2026, at the age of 80.[2]

Honours

Independiente

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