Argentina mourns Babington, Huracán glory and World Cup winner in 1974
The former Argentine soccer player Charles Babingtonglory of Hurricane and World Cup player with the Albiceleste team in Germany-74, died at the age of 77 from still unknown causes, as announced this Wednesday by the country’s sports press.
“They found him at his home, lying in his bed,” the journalist said Horacio Pagani, one of Babington’s best friends.
‘The Englishman’, the nickname by which he was known and which he inherited from his grandfather, born in London, was a midfielder as talented as he was elegant who shone for Huracán in winning the Argentine league title in 1973 with Cesar Menotti as a coach and other stars like Miguel Brindisi, Alfio Basile and René Houseman, inter alia.
The following year he joined the Argentine team that played in the World Cup in Germany and his performance was outstanding despite being eliminated in the second phase of the tournament after the 2-1 defeat against Brazil and the 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands team led by Johan Cruyff.
Babington, born on September 20, 1949 in Buenos Aires, stayed in Germany to play with the Wattenscheid, of the second division, until 1978, then he returned to Huracán, he played in the incipient American soccer and in 1983 he arrived in Colombia as a luxury reinforcement of the Junior from Barranquilla. At the end of that year he hung up his boots.
In 1986 he began his time as a coach and directed Platense, Huracán, Banfield, Racing Club, River Plate and Chacarita Juniors, as well as Leon of Mexico.
Between 2006 and 2011 he was president of Huracán and in that position he faced a trial for fraudulent administration, which not only generated his dismissal but also the rejection of the fans of the club he loved.
“Club Atlético Huracán deeply regrets the death of Carlos Babington, 1973 champion, coach, president of the Institution and one of the greatest soccer players that Argentine soccer produced. We accompany his family, friends and loved ones in this painful moment. Our hug and our condolences”, wrote Huracán on social networks.
The AFA also expressed its condolences: “The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deep sorrow for the death of Carlos Babington and sends its warmest hug to family and loved ones.”
