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Jorge Burruchaga

Jorge Burruchaga
Burruchaga gritando gol de argentina.JPG
Burruchaga celebrating after scoring the 3rd goal vs. West Germany at the 1986 FIFA World Cup final.
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Burruchaga
Date of birth (1962-10-09) 9 October 1962 (age 54)
Place of birth Gualeguay, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Second striker
Youth career
Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Arsenal de Sarandí 49 (7)
1982–1985 Independiente 146 (53)
1985–1992 Nantes 140 (27)
1992–1993 Valenciennes 32 (10)
1995–1998 Independiente 89 (19)
Total 456 (116)
National team
1981 Argentina U20 2 (0)
1983–1990 Argentina 57 (13)
Teams managed
2002–2005 Arsenal de Sarandí
2005–2006 Estudiantes
2006–2007 Independiente
2008–2009 Banfield
2009–2010 Arsenal de Sarandí
2011–2012 Libertad
2012–2014 Atlético de Rafaela
2015–2016 Atlético de Rafaela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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.

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 and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.

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. He was subsequently given a suspended six months sentence when judgment was delivered on 15 May 1995.


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