Jorge Burruchaga

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Jorge Burruchaga
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Personnel
Surname Jorge Luis Burruchaga
birthday October 9, 1962
place of birth Gualeguay ,  Argentina
size 176 cm
position Midfielder / Striker
Juniors
Years station
Arsenal de Sarandí
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1979-1981 Arsenal de Sarandí
1982-1985 CA Independiente 146 (53)
1985-1992 FC Nantes 140 (27)
1992-1993 Valenciennes FC 32 (10)
1995-1998 CA Independiente 89 (19)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1983-1990 Argentina 59 (13)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2002-2005 Arsenal de Sarandí
2005-2006 Estudiantes de La Plata
2006-2007 CA Independiente
2008-2009 CA Banfield
2009-2010 Arsenal de Sarandí
2011–2012 Club Libertad
2012-2014 Atlético de Rafaela
2015-2016 Atlético de Rafaela
2016 CA Sarmiento
1 Only league games are given.

Jorge Luis Burruchaga (born October 9, 1962 in Gualeguay , Entre Rios province ) is a former Argentine football player and coach. The football world champion from 1986 played at club level primarily for CA Independiente and in France for FC Nantes and FC Valenciennes .

Career

society

El Burro ("the donkey") began his career at the suburban club Arsenal de Sarandí in Bonaren . The attacking midfielder , who at times also played right winger, came to CA Independiente in 1982 , where he was promoted to Argentina international in 1983 . In 1985 he went to Europe and spent seven years in France with FC Nantes . In 1992 he moved from Nantes to Valenciennes FC , where he was involved in a manipulation scandal after a game against Olympique Marseille . This resulted in a two-year ban in France in 1994. He then moved back to Argentina in 1995, where he played for three years at his old club Independiente.

National team

Burruchaga first played for Argentina in 1983. At the Copa América 1983 he was among other players top scorer of the tournament. The highlight of his career was the 1986 World Cup in Mexico , where he became world champion with Argentina and scored two goals. In the final against Germany , after Germany had caught up 2-0 deficit and the game threatened to tip over, he scored the decisive third goal of the 3-2 win after a pass from Diego Maradona and became the great hero of the tournament alongside Maradona. He was also part of the Argentine tribe at the 1990 World Cup . He took part in every game and scored once in the preliminary round in a 2-0 win against the Soviet Union. In the World Cup final, Burruchaga was substituted in the 53rd minute. The German national team managed to take revenge for the defeat of 1986 and won 1-0. He played 59 times for Argentina between 1983 and 1990, scoring 13 goals.

Trainer

After finishing his playing career, Burruchaga was coach. First he worked for the second division club CSD Defensa y Justicia and CA Los Andes . From 2002 to 2005 he coached Arsenal de Sarandí, from 2006 to 2007 Independiente. In 2008 he became a coach at CA Banfield , in the following year he again took over the league rivals Arsenal de Sarandí. From 2011 to 2012 he was in the service of the Paraguayan Club Libertad . From 2012 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016 he coached Atlético de Rafaela .

Private

Burruchaga married Fabiola Paula, a daughter of Néstor "Pipo" Rossi , who himself was an outstanding player in the 1940s and 1950s and was then successful as a coach.

successes

Independiente

Argentina

  • World Champion 1986
  • Vice World Champion 1990

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personal data
SURNAME Burruchaga, Jorge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burruchaga, Jorge Luis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentinian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Gualeguay , Entre Rios Province , Argentina