Gustavo Dezotti

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Personal information
Gustavo Dezotti
Full name	Gustavo Abel Dezotti
Date of birth	February 14, 1964 (age 43)
Place of birth	Monte Buey, Argentina
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982-1988 1988-1989 1989-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1998	Newell's Old Boys S.S. Lazio U.S. Cremonese Club León CF Atlas Defensor Sporting Club	-(-) -(-) -(-) -(-) -(-) -(-)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Gustavo Abel Dezotti is a former football (soccer) striker from Argentina. He played most of his career for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, he was part of the team that won the Primera Division Argentina championship of 1987-1988.

Being part of a title winning side brought him to the attention of Major European clubs, and in 1988 he moved to Italy where he played for S.S. Lazio and then U.S. Cremonese. In 1994 he moved to Mexico to play for Club León and then CF Atlas. Dezotti's final club were Defensor Sporting Club of Uruguay where he retired in 1998.

Probably the most notorious moment of his career came when he was sent off in the 1990 FIFA World Cup final against West Germany.

	Argentina squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Pumpido (Comizzo) \| 2 Batista \| 3 Balbo \| 4 Basualdo \| 5 Bauza \| 6 Calderón \| 7 Burruchaga \| 8 Caniggia \| 9 Dezotti \| 10 Maradona \| 11 Fabbri \| 12 Goycochea \| 13 Lorenzo \| 14 Giusti \| 15 Monzón \| 16 Olarticoechea \| 17 Sensini \| 18 Serrizuela \| 19 Ruggeri \| 20 Simón \| 21 Troglio \| 22 Cancelarich \| Coach: Bilardo