Norberto Madurga

Norberto Rubén Madurga (born 29 December 1944), nicknamed Muñeco, is an Argentine former footballer who played as midfielder. He spent most of his career at Boca Juniors where he won three championships. He is considered one of the club's most notable players during the 1960s.

More than ever, football avoid children to fall into tempations such as drugs or alcohol. At 13, I was rejected by River Plate because of my thin body. That rejection taught me not to hurt the feelings of a child, never — Norberto Madurga, Aug 2015

At the end of 1971 he was traded to Brazilian club Palmeiras, where he would win two championships else playing for the Paulista team.

After his tenure on Palmeiras, Madurga returned to Argentina where he finished his professional career in Primera División playing for Banfield in 1975 with former teammate Nicolás Novello.

Nevertheless, in 1977 Madurga made a brief return to football, playing for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, where was coached by Antonio Rattín. In 1980 Madurga made a new return to the sport, playing in a regional league of Buenos Aires Province, the "Liga Chivilcoense" based in the city of Chivilcoy. Madurga played for the local team Gimnasia y Esgrima de Chivilcoy.

In 2009, Madurga returned to Boca Juniors to work for the club's reserves and academy department in search of talented young players.

With the Argentina national team, Madurga played 11 matches (1970–71), scoring 3 goals.

Titles Boca Juniors Primera División: 1969 Nacional, 1970 Metropolitano Copa Argentina: 1969 Palmeiras Campeonato Paulista: 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1972