Aníbal Tarabini

Aníbal Tarabini
Personal information
Full name	Aníbal Roberto Tarabini
Date of birth	August 4, 1941
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Date of death	April 21, 1997 (aged 55)
Place of death	Berazategui, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1961	Estudiantes de La Plata
1962–1965	Temperley
1966–1970	Independiente
1971	Boca Juniors
1971–1973	Torreón
1973–1974	Monaco
International career
	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

Aníbal Roberto Tarabini (4 August 1941 – 21 April 1997) was an Argentine football player who played for the Argentina national team^[1] and was part of the squad for the 1966 World Cup. At club level, he won two league championships with Independiente in 1967 and 1970.

Biography

Tarabini made his debut in 1960 for Estudiantes de La Plata, in 1961 he joined 2nd division Temperley where he played until 1965.

In 1966 he joined Independiente where he is said to have played his best football and was part of the squad that won the Nacional in 1967 and the Metropolitano in 1970.

In 1971 Tarabini joined Boca Juniors where he played a total of 22 games in all competitions for the club, scoring three goals. He then went to Mexico where he played for (now defunct) Club de Fútbol Torreón until 1973.^[2]

Tarabini's last club was AS Monaco of France, he retired in 1974.

Later years

After his retirement as a player Tarabini went on to become the field assistant of José Omar Pastoriza. On April 21, 1997, he died in a traffic accident in Berazategui, Greater Buenos Aires.^[3]