Osvaldo Potente
 Potente in Boca Juniors | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Rubén Potente | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Boca Juniors | 177 | (77) |
| 1976–1977 | Rosario Central | 34 | (8) |
| 1977–1978 | The Strongest | ? | (?) |
| 1978–1980 | Boca Juniors | 18 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| ? | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2007 | |||
Osvaldo Potente (born 16 November 1951 in
striker. He played club football in Argentina and Bolivia as well as representing the Argentina national team[1]
on three occasions.
Career
Potente started his career in 1971 and went on to become one of
superclásico derby matches against fierce rivals River Plate. he is still tied with Hugo Curioni
as Boca's 2nd most prolific player in the superclásico.
One of Potente's finest superclásico moments came on July 27, 1975 when he played against River Plate at
River Plate Stadium. Before the game the River fans paraded a pig wearing a Boca shirt with number 10 on the back. Potente got his revenge by scoring Boca's winning goal from a free kick.[2]
In 1976 Potente fell out of favour with the new Boca manager Juan Carlos Lorenzo and left the club to join Rosario Central and then Bolivian team The Strongest.
In 1978 Potente returned to Boca, but he never recovered the form that gave him so many goals in the early 70s. He retired from playing in July 1980.
After retirement Potente had a brief spell as interim
head coach of Boca Juniors
in 1993.
References
External links
Media related to Osvaldo Potente at Wikimedia Commons
