Jorge Burruchaga

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Jorge Luis Burruchaga
Burruchaga 1986.jpg
Burruchaga during the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Burruchaga
Date of birth October 9, 1962 (1962-10-09) (age 49)
Place of birth Gualeguay, Argentina
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1979–1981 Arsenal de Sarandí 49 (7)
1982–1985 Independiente 146 (53)
1985–1992 FC Nantes 140 (27)
1992–1993 FC Valenciennes 32 (10)
1995–1998 Independiente 89 (19)
National team
1983–1990 Argentina 59 (13)
Teams managed
2002–2005 Arsenal de Sarandí
2005–2006 Estudiantes
2006–2007 Independiente
2008–2009 Banfield
2009–2010 Arsenal de Sarandí
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jorge Luis Burruchaga (born 9 October 1962 in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos) is a former Argentine professional football player, and last manager of Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina. He played both as an attacking midfielder and striker and is famous for scoring the winning goal in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Career

Burru was part of the team that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, scoring the goal that gave Argentina the 3:2 victory against West Germany in the final match. He also participated in all Argentine matches at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He scored a total of 13 goals for Argentina in 59 games between 1983 and 1990.[1]

With Independiente he won an Argentine league in 1983, a Copa Libertadores (top scorer with 6 goals), and an Intercontinental Cup in 1984.

After joining the French championship and FC Nantes in 1985, he was banned for two years from French football in 1994, accused of passive corruption while playing for US Valenciennes-Anzin[2] in a match-fixing scandal involving his side and Olympique de Marseille.[3][4]

Burruchaga coached Arsenal de Sarandí since its arrival to first division in 2002, and succeeded in keeping the team far from the bottom of the standings. For the 2005/06 season, he signed with Estudiantes de La Plata. In May 2006, he moved to Independiente and resigned on April 2007. World Cup winner Jorge Burruchaga quit as coach first division Banfield on Sunday March 22, 2009.

On May 5, 2009 Arsenal de Sarandí have signed him as coach for one season, the former Banfield coach has already managed Arsenal de Sarandí from 2002 to 2005. Moreover, he was an Arsenal player from 1979 to 1981. Burruchaga has told ESPN Radio he is thrilled to return to Arsenal de Sarandí.[5] On 30 April 2010 he resigned as coach of Arsenal de Sarandi, after a 2-0 defeat at home against Newell's Old Boys.[6]

[edit] Statistics

  • 1st match : February 12, 1982 (Independiente 4 - 1 Estudiantes)
  • 1st goal : February 27, 1982 (Unión San Vicente 2 - 3 Independiente 40')
  • last match : April 10, 1998 (Vélez Sársfield 3 - 0 Independiente)

[edit] Titles

All of them achieved as a player:

Season Team Title
1983 Argentina Independiente Torneo Metropolitano
1984 Argentina Independiente Copa Libertadores
1984 Argentina Independiente Intercontinental Cup
1986 Argentina Argentina national team FIFA World Cup
1995 Argentina Independiente Recopa Sudamericana
1995 Argentina Independiente Supercopa Sudamericana

[edit] References

  1. ^ rsssf: Argentina record international footballers
  2. ^ The New York Times - "Argentine Charged in Marseilles Case"
  3. ^ Reveu de l'Actualité Juridique Français - "Conclusions sous Conseil d'Etat, 27 Octobre 1999, Fédération Française de Football" (French)
  4. ^ When Saturday Comes - "A Season in Brief, Le Championnat 1992-93" issue 233
  5. ^ worldfootball.net: Carees statistics
  6. ^ Jorge Burruchaga dejó de ser el técnico de Arsenal

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