Ricardo Bochini
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Full name | Ricardo Enrique Bochini | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 January 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zárate, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Belgrano de Zárate | |||||||||||||||||
1971–1972 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1972–1991 | Independiente | 634 | (97) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1973–1986 | Argentina | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ricardo Enrique Bochini (born 25 January 1954 in
In addition to winning the
Club career
As a boy, Bochini was wanted by
He made his professional debut in the Argentine Primera División on 25 June 1972, when Independiente's coach, Pedro Dellacha sent him onto the field in the 74th minute of a match that they lost 1–0 to River Plate.[4]
On Saturday morning (the day prior to the match) I walked over the senior squad's dress room and saw my name written on the chalkboard. I was cited for the match v. River Plate. I could not believe that, sincerely. I had always dreamed about my debut in Primera, but I was still very young.[5]
— Bochini remembering his debut in Primera División
By that time Independiente had already won the
The club managed to defend the
Independiente was to play the Intercontinental Cup in
In 1975 Bochini was conscripted into
Bochini was also part of the team that won the
After finishing in the second position of the Metropolitano Championship in 1977, Bochini won his first national championship with Independiente that same year. He scored the last goal in the final against Talleres de Córdoba that gave them the title.[14]
Bochini repeated the title with Independiente in
At the end of his career, Bochini won the 1988–89 Argentine Primera División, this being his last title.[17]
On 5 May 1991, Bochini played his last professional match against Estudiantes.[4] He played a total of 634 league matches, scoring 97 goals.[18] He is the player with the most appearances in the Argentine Primera División after goalkeeper Hugo Gatti, who played in 775 league matches.[citation needed]
International career
Argentine coach
Bochini played again in the national team when Carlos Bilardo succeeded Menotti as coach, but lost his place to younger players such as Diego Maradona. Nevertheless, he was part of the squad that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup albeit he played only a few minutes in the semi-finals against Belgium, replacing Jorge Burruchaga.
Playing style
Watching him play drove me crazy with delight.
Although he was not a prolific goalscorer, he was considered one of the best
Post retirement
In 1991, three months after his retirement, Bochini was assigned as Independiente's manager together with Carlos Fren. The couple coached only the 1991 Apertura tournament which the team ended in eleventh position.
Fifth division club Barracas Bolívar decided to include him to play a few minutes in an official match played on 27 February 2007, 16 years after his retirement, as a recognition to his career.[24]
In November 2007, a street was named after him in the city of Avellaneda where the Estadio Libertadores de América is located.[25]
Bochini played for Independiente's veteran team in an official tournament organized by the Argentine Football Association in 2009.[26]
He currently works as football advisor and image representative for Independiente.[27]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1972 | Independiente | Primera División | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
1973 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
1974 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 3 | — | 46 | 18 | |||
1975 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | 42 | 11 | |||
1976 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
1977 | 56 | 8 | — | — | 56 | 8 | ||||
1978 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | 46 | 13 | |||
1979 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
1980 | 35 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
1981 | 48 | 5 | — | — | 48 | 5 | ||||
1982 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
1983 | 54 | 4 | — | — | 54 | 4 | ||||
1984 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 44 | 7 | |||
1985 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
1985–86
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33 | 9 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
1986–87
|
38 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 9 | ||
1987–88
|
32 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
1988–89
|
33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
1989–90
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27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
1990–91
|
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 634 | 97 | 74 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 718+ | 109+ |
International
Argentina national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1973 | 1 | 0 |
1974 | 2 | 0 |
1975 | 1 | 0 |
1976 | 10 | 0 |
1977 | 4 | 0 |
1978 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 6 | 0 |
1985 | 2 | 0 |
1986 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Independiente
- Argentine Primera División: Nacional 1977, Nacional 1978, Metropolitano 1983, 1988–89
- Copa Libertadores: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984
- 1975
- Intercontinental Cup: 1973, 1984
- 1989
International
- Argentina
Individual
- 1983
- South American Player of the Year: Bronze award 1983
- South American Team of the Year: 1989[28]
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021[29]
- One Club Award, 2022[30]
See also
References
- ^ Bochini: "Me gusta el estilo de juego de Milito", El Gráfico, 31 Aug 2016
- ^ a b Bochini's biography at Inside Football.
- ^ a b Interview at El Gráfico. June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Bochini's debut at Télam. 26 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El debut en Primera de Ricardo Bochini, Argentine Football Association website
- ^ 1972 Intercontinental Cup statistics at FIFA.com
- ^ 1973 Copa Libertadores statistics at RSSSF.
- ^ 1973 Intercontinental Cup statistics Archived 6 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com
- ^ 1974 Copa Libertadores statistics at RSSSF.
- ^ 1974 Intercontinental Cup statistics Archived 4 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com
- ^ Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats p.109. U of Nebraska Press. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ 1975 Copa Libertadores statistics at RSSSF.
- ^ Copa Interamericana statistics at RSSSF.
- ^ 1977 National championship final at Taringa!.
- ^ 1975 Copa Libertadores statistics at RSSSF.
- ^ 1984 Intercontinental Cup statistics at FIFA.com
- ^ 1988–89 Argentine Primera División statistics Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSF.
- ^ Statistics of Bochini at Futbol Pasion. (in Spanish)
- ^ "The Great Creators". FIFA. Retrieved 14 October 2012
- ^ "Pele edges Eusebio as Santos defend title". FIFA. Retrieved 14 October 2012
- ^ "Jonny se avivó y, con un kick bochinesco, habilitó a Sackey" at Clarín. 28 September 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Un pase bochinesco de Lionel Messi habilitó a Di María quien convirtió el segundo gol argentino" Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Perfil (in Spanish)
- ^ Ricardo Bochini's long wait to become Argentina's legend of la pausa, The Guardian, 23 January 2014
- ^ Ricardo Bochini en el Torneo Argentino C 2007 at Laquimera (in Spanish)
- ^ Bochini's street at La Nación. (in Spanish)
- ^ Torneo Super 8 at La Nación. (in Spanish)
- ^ Bochini's new position in Independiente at La Nación. (in Spanish)
- ^ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
- ^ Bochini and Zietz, winners of the 2022 One-Club Man/Woman Awards, Athletic Bilbao, 4 March 2022
External links
- Ricardo Bochini – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ricardo Bochini at National-Football-Teams.com
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
- Unofficial site (in Spanish)
- mini Red Argentina biography (in Spanish)