Raúl Belén

Raúl Oscar Belén (1 July 1931 in Roldán, Santa Fe – 2 August 2010) was an Argentine football forward who played for Argentina in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

Belén's highlights with Newell were two goals v Rosario Central that helped his team to win both matches.

[2] Belén was part of the first tours that teams outside Buenos Aires went to Europe, playing with Newell's in some friendly matches in the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

After he suffered tuberculosis during one of those tours, Belén had to leave football for one year, but as his performances deceased due to the illness, Newell's executives decided to cancel his contract.

Belén also won the 1960 Panamerican Championship, being also one of the top scorers of Argentina along with Osvaldo Nardiello.