Rubén Oscar Glaría is a former Argentine

Argentina

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 footballer

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 and manager, and now a politician. He played for San Lorenzo and Racing Club

Racing Club de Avellaneda

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 and represented the Argentina national football team

Argentina national football team

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 at the 1974 World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

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Glaria made his professional debut for San Lorenzo in 1968, during his time with the club he participated in 4 championship winning campaigns.

In 1974 Glaria was part of the Argentina squad for the World Cup and in 1975 he joined Racing Club.

After his retirement as a player Glaria became a football manager, he worked at a number of clubs in Argentina, including San Miguel

Club Atlético San Miguel

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, Sportivo Italiano

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, Chaco For Ever, Villa Dálmine

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 and Atlanta

Club Atlético Atlanta

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Glaria became particularly involved in politics in the 1980s, serving on the campaign to elect Carlos Menem

Carlos Menem

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 as President of Argentina

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. He was provincial sports minister for Buenos Aires Province

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 From 1995 he served as the Justicialist Party

Justicialist Party

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 mayor of José Clemente Paz

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, until 1999 when he was displaced by a rival group of Justicialists. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=863722 Glaria lost the internal selection of the PJ and launched his own faction, the Peronist Front. The subsequent election spilled over into a notable violent episode between the factions, which saw gunshots and stabbings, with eight wounded. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/archivo/Nota.asp?nota_id=150360 In 2005 he was a candidate for national senator for the New Party

New Party (Argentina)

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. http://www.eldia.com.ar/ediciones/20051002/laprovincia3.asp

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1968 Metropolitano Metropolitano championship The Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the first half of the year, the Nacional took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...	San Lorenzo	Primera División Argentina Primera División Argentina The 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...
1972 Metropolitano Metropolitano championship The Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the first half of the year, the Nacional took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...	San Lorenzo	Primera División Argentina Primera División Argentina The 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...
1972 Nacional Nacional championship The Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...	San Lorenzo	Primera División Argentina Primera División Argentina The 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...
1974 Nacional Nacional championship The Nacional championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1985. The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year, the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...	San Lorenzo	Primera División Argentina Primera División Argentina The 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...

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