Eduardo Flores
Encyclopedia
Eduardo Raúl Flores is a former Argentine
football striker. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata
in Argentina
and Nancy
in France
.
Flores started his playing career in 1962 with Estudiantes, he went on to make 165 league appearances for the club scoring 65 goals. He was part of Osvaldo Zubeldía
's team that won the 1967 Metropolitano championship, followed by three successive Copa Libertadores titles from 1968 to 1970.
Flores missed the 1968 Copa Intercontinental championship win against Manchester United, but played on the losing side against AC Milan in the 1969 edition and Feyenoord in 1970.
In 1972 Flores joined French team AS Nancy where he played out the remainder of his career.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football striker. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Nancy
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Flores started his playing career in 1962 with Estudiantes, he went on to make 165 league appearances for the club scoring 65 goals. He was part of Osvaldo Zubeldía
Osvaldo Zubeldía
Osvaldo Juan Zubeldía, was a football player and an influential Argentine coach.-Playing career:...
's team that won the 1967 Metropolitano championship, followed by three successive Copa Libertadores titles from 1968 to 1970.
Flores missed the 1968 Copa Intercontinental championship win against Manchester United, but played on the losing side against AC Milan in the 1969 edition and Feyenoord in 1970.
In 1972 Flores joined French team AS Nancy where he played out the remainder of his career.
Titles
- Primera División ArgentinaPrimera División ArgentinaThe Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
(1): 1967 Metropolitano - Copa Libertadores (3): 1968Copa Libertadores 1968The 1968 Copa Libertadores was the ninth edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier association football competition. It was played between January 27 and May 16...
, 1969Copa Libertadores 1969The Copa Libertadores 1969 was an association football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Estudiantes de la Plata won the competition defeating Club Nacional de Football 4–0 on points over two-legs.-Qualified teams:...
, 1970Copa Libertadores 1970The 1970 Copa Libertadores was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. Estudiantes de La Plata successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeating Peñarol in the finals... - Copa InteramericanaCopa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
(1): 1969