Jorge Burruchaga

Jorge Luis Burruchaga
Personal information
Full nameJorge Luis Burruchaga
Date of birth9 October 1962
Place of birthGualeguay, Argentina
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Second striker
Club information
Current team
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Youth career
Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1979–1981Arsenal de Sarandí49(7)
1982–1985Independiente146(53)
1985–1992Nantes140(27)
1992–1993Valenciennes32(10)
1995–1998Independiente89(19)
Total456(116)
National team
1981Argentina U202(0)
1983–1990Argentina57(13)
Teams managed
2002–2005Arsenal de Sarandí
2005–2006Estudiantes
2006–2007Independiente
2008–2009Banfield
2009–2010Arsenal de Sarandí
2011–2012Libertad
2012–2014Atlético de Rafaela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jorge Luis Burruchaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe βuruˈtʃaɣa]; nicknamed Burru, born 9 October 1962) is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player, born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos. He played both as an attacking midfielder and striker and is famous for scoring the winning goal in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Club career

Club

Burruchaga started playing in 1980 for Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina's then second division.

He was bought by Independiente in 1982 and debuted in a victory against Estudiantes de La Plata on 12 February. He was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1983, the Copa Libertadores[3] and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.[4]

He was then transferred to French team Nantes, where he played for seven years. He also played one year for Valenciennes, where he was involved in a bribing scandal involving the French and European champions Olympique de Marseille 'buying' a 1–0 league win at Valenciennes on 20 May 1993. Marseille midfield player Jean-Jacques Eydelie and the club's general manager, Jean-Pierre Bernes, had offered him money to throw the game, Burruchaga said he agreed but then changed his mind.[5] He was subsequently given a suspended six months sentence when judgment was delivered on 15 May 1995.[6]

He returned to Argentina for his last spell in Independiente, when he won a Supercopa Sudamericana[7] and a Recopa Sudamericana both in 1995.[8][9]

He retired from professional football on 10 April 1998 in a match against Vélez Sársfield.

International

Burruchaga was part of the team that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals, including the goal that gave Argentina the 3:2 victory against West Germany in the final match.[10] He also participated in all Argentine matches at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and scored one goal in the tournament. He scored a total of 13 goals for Argentina in 59 games between 1983 and 1990.[11]

Managerial career

Burruchaga coached Arsenal de Sarandí since its arrival to first division in 2002, and succeeded in keeping the team far from the bottom of the standings. For the 2005–06 season, he signed with Estudiantes de La Plata. In May 2006, he moved to Independiente and resigned on April 2007. He has also managed Banfield from 2008 to 2009

On 5 May 2009 Burruchaga returned to Arsenal de Sarandí but resigned in 2010. He managed Paraguayan Club Libertad since 2011. He managed Atletico Rafaela in the Argentinian Primera Division from 2012 to June 2014.[12]

Career statistics

[1]

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1980Arsenal de SarandíPrimera B151———151
1981346———346
1982IndependientePrimera División5217——
19835523——
19842910——
1985103——
1985–8600——
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1985–86NantesDivision 1369
1986–87306
1987–88102
1988–8962
1989–90274
1990–9130
1991–92284
1992–93Valenciennes3210
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1994–95IndependientePrimera División111——
1995–96276——
1996–97319——
1997–98203——
Total Argentina 28479——
France 14037—
Career total 424116—

International

Argentina national team
YearAppsGoals
198373
1984122
198593
1986102
198711
198800
198970
1990112
Total5713

Honours

Independiente

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jorge Burruchaga at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ "World Cup 2014: 100 great World Cup moments - 41 days to go". BBC Sport. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Copa Lipertadores 1984". World Football. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Toyota Cup 1984". FIFA. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Football: Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille: Allegations of match-fixing, of franc-filled envelopes buried in gardens are threatening to dethrone the kings of French football. Nick Bidwell reports. The Independent. 13 July 1993.
  6. ↑ The shame of Marseille By Tom Adams. ESPNSoccernet. 10 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Supercopa Libertadores 1995 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Un estigma que se reitera Lá Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010
  9. ↑ "Recopa 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Argentina - Germany FR 3:2 (1:0)". FIFA. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  11. ↑ rsssf: Argentina record international footballers
  12. ↑ Coach without Cream

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