Hugo Ernesto Gottardi

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Hugo Ernesto Gottardi is an Argentine football (soccer) former player and coach.

Born July 31, 1953 in Elortondo, Santa Fe province, Gottardi made his mark as a striker, first with Racing Club de Avellaneda and then with Estudiantes de La Plata, where he scored most of his goals, as top scorer of the team that won back-to-back championship titles Metropolitano 1982 and Nacional 1983. Gottardi became one of the Argentine league top scorers.

Following his successful stint with Estudiantes, Gottardi was transferred to Independiente de Santa Fe of Colombia in 1983.

Gottardi returned to Argentina in 1987 to play for Talleres de Córdoba and then Club Atlético Lanús between 1988 and his retirement in 1989.

After retirement, Gottardi became part of Miguel Angel Russo's coaching team. They obtained the 2005 Clausura title with Vélez Sarsfield. In December of 2006, Gottardi joined Boca Juniors as Russo's assistant coach.