Ricardo Bochini

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Ricardo Bochini

Full name	Ricardo Enrique Bochini
Date of birth	January 25, 1954
Place of birth	Zárate, Argentina
Nickname	El Bocha (The Bald)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
?	Independiente
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1972-91	Independiente	740 (107)
National team
?-86	Argentina	? (?)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ricardo Enrique Bochini (born January 25, 1954 in Zárate, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional football player. He is nicknamed El Bocha.

Bochini, an attacking midfielder, is one of the most emblematic players in the history of club Independiente. A one club man, in his 20 years of professional football, from 1972 to 1991, Bochini played only for Independiente, and was a member of the club during its most successful era, winning 8 international titles, 4 Argentine championships, and the 1986 World Cup – where, truth be told, he played just a few minutes during the semifinals match against Belgium.

Although he was not a prolific goalscorer, he was one of the best playmakers of the 1980s, often making assists for teammates to score. Even after he retired, the expression pases bochinescos ("bochinesque passes") refers to precise passes made to a forward to leave him one on one against the goalie, bypassing the opponent's defenders.^{[citation needed]}

He played a total of 740 league matches, scoring 107 goals. He is the all-time record holder for the most matches played for a single club in the Argentine top division.

[edit] Honours

1973 - Copa Libertadores
1973 - Intercontinental Cup
1974 - Copa Libertadores
1974 - Interamerican Cup
1975 - Copa Libertadores
1975 - Interamerican Cup
1977 - Campeonato Nacional (Argentine first division)
1978 - Campeonato Nacional (Argentine first division)
1983 - Campeonato Metropolitano (Argentine first division)
1988/89 - Primera División Argentina (Argentine first division)
1984 - Copa Libertadores
1986 - 1986 FIFA World Cup

[edit] External links

Unofficial site (Spanish)
Statistics (Spanish)
mini Biography (Spanish)
Biography (Spanish)

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	Argentina Squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Almirón \| 2 Batista \| 3 Bochini \| 4 Borghi \| 5 Brown \| 6 Passarella \| 7 Burruchaga \| 8 Clausen \| 9 Cuciuffo \| 10 Maradona \| 11 Valdano \| 12 Enrique \| 13 Garré \| 14 Giusti \| 15 Islas \| 16 Olarticoechea \| 17 Pasculli \| 18 Pumpido \| 19 Ruggeri \| 20 Tapia \| 21 Trobbiani \| 22 Zelada \| Coach Bilardo