Hugo Ernesto Gottardi

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Hugo Gottardi
Full name	Hugo Ernesto Gottardi
Date of birth	July 31, 1953 (1953-07-31) (age 54)
Place of birth	Elortondo, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973-1976 1974 1976-1983 1983-1986 1987-1988 1988-1989	Racing Club → Quilmes Atlético Club Estudiantes Independiente Santa Fe Talleres Lanús	117 (54) 7 (0) 310 (125) 104 (59) 23 (7) -
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Hugo Ernesto Gottardi is a former Argentine football 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, where he played until 1984, winning two times the prize ("Botín de Oro" ) as top scorer in the league (1983 and 1984). In Colombia he received the nickname "terremoto" (Earthquake) by Independiente Santa fe fans.

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

[edit] Titles as a player

Season	Club	Title
Metropolitano 1982	Estudiantes	Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1983	Estudiantes	Primera División Argentina

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, winning the 2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores.