Soccer-Argentine World Cup winner Houseman dies aged 64

FILE PHOTO: Former soccer player Rene Houseman, who played in the 1978 World Cup, shows a jersey next his former team mate Daniel Passarella (L) at the River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Rene Houseman, the flamboyant right winger who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1978, has died at the age of 64, the Argentine Football Association said on Thursday.

Houseman, who was known as El Loco (The Madman) for his brilliant skills and rebellious nature, was diagnosed with tongue cancer last year.