Oscar Ruggeri
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Full name | Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 January 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1980 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1985 | Boca Juniors | 147 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | River Plate | 81 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Logroñés | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Real Madrid | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Vélez Sarsfield | 55 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 |
Ancona | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | América | 27 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | San Lorenzo | 114 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Lanús | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 517 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1994[1] | Argentina | 97 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Guadalajara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
Tecos UAG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Independiente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Elche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | América | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional
1992 FIFA Confederations Cup. At the club level, Ruggeri's most successful stint was with Argentine club River Plate, where he won the 1986 Copa Libertadores (also the club's first win in this tournament) the 1986 Copa Interamericana and the 1986 Intercontinental Cup. Known for his rough style of play when marking opposing players and aerial ability, Ruggeri is considered one of the all-time best defenders to come out of Argentina.[2] Following his retirement as a player, Ruggeri turned to managing, where he held posts in Argentina, Mexico and Spain. His last job as a manager was in 2006 with Argentine club San Lorenzo
. Since then, Ruggeri went on to have a career on Argentine television, as commentator on football shows. He is currently a member of 90 Minutos de Fútbol, which airs on ESPN Argentina Latin America.
Career
Ruggeri started his career at
, where he ended his career.During his career he represented his country in three
World Cups, captaining Argentina in the final two games of the 1994 competition, after Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament. Ruggeri was also a key piece in the Argentina teams that won the trophy in 1986 and lost the final to West-Germany in 1990. After losing to Romania in the 1994 tournament, Ruggeri retired from international football having played 97 international games, an Argentine record until it was surpassed by Diego Simeone
.
Personal life
Ruggeri's son, Stephan, is a professional footballer.[3] Ruggeri himself appeared on the 2016 edition of Bailando por un Sueño with his daughter, Candela.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Boca Juniors | 1980 | 21 | 2 |
1981 | 31 | 1 | |
1982 | 43 | 3 | |
1983 | 19 | 1 | |
1984 | 28 | 1 | |
1985 | 13 | 1 | |
River Plate | 1985–86 | 35 | 1 |
1986–87 | 18 | 1 | |
1987–88 | 28 | 2 | |
Logroñés | 1988–89 | 34 | 1 |
Real Madrid | 1989–90 | 31 | 2 |
Vélez Sarsfield | 1990–91 | 31 | 1 |
1991–92 | 24 | 4 | |
Ancona
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1992 | 7 | 1 |
América | 1992–93 | 27 | 4 |
San Lorenzo | 1994 | 22 | 1 |
1995 | 35 | 3 | |
1996 | 27 | 5 | |
1997 | 17 | 1 | |
Lanús | 1997 | 13 | 2 |
Honours
Club
Boca Juniors
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 1985–86
- Copa Libertadores: 1986
- Intercontinental Cup: 1986
- Copa Interamericana: 1986
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1989–90
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 1989–90
América
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1992
San Lorenzo
International
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 1986; runner-up: 1990
- Copa América: 1991, 1993
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
- Kirin Cup: 1992
Individual
- South American Team of the Year: 1986, 1991[4]
- La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 1989
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1991
- South American Footballer of the Year: 1991
- Olimpia Award: 1991
- FIFA XI: 1991[5]
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021[6]
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Argentina's Greatest Defenders, Sky Sports, 8 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Conocé a Stephan Ruggeri, el hijo facherísimo del Cabezón". Ciudad Magazine. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oscar Ruggeri.
- Sports Illustrated on Ruggeri
- Ruggeri's Player statistics (in Spanish)
- Oscar Ruggeri – Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)