Sergio Almirón (footballer, born 1958)

Sergio Almirón
	Almirón in 1988
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Omar Almirón
Date of birth	18 November 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1986	Newell's Old Boys
1986–1987	Tours FC
1987–1989	Newell's Old Boys
1991	Tigres
1991–1992	Estudiantes
1992–1994	Central Córdoba
1994	Talleres
Total
International career
1985–1986	Argentina
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Argentina
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Omar Almirón (born 18 November 1958) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Argentine national football team.

During his career (1978–1993), he played for Newell's Old Boys, Tours FC (France), UANL Tigres (Mexico), Estudiantes, Central Córdoba, and Talleres de Córdoba.

Almirón was in the Argentina squad that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, though he did not play any games during that tournament. Despite playing as a striker, Almirón was allocated the number 1 shirt for the 1986 tournament, traditionally reserved for goalkeepers.^[1] This was due to Argentina's policy of the time of numbering their squad alphabetically. He is the father of former footballer Sergio Bernardo Almirón.

Honours

Club

Newell's Old Boys

Primera División: 1987–88

International

Argentina

FIFA World Cup: 1986

References

^ rsssf: World Cup winning squads Archived 25 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Sergio Omar Almirón at Wikimedia Commons
Sergio Almirón – FIFA competition record (archived)
Sergio Almirón at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] rsssf: World Cup winning squads Archived 25 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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