Jorge Burruchaga
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Full name | Jorge Luis Burruchaga | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 October 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gualeguay, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Second striker | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arsenal de Sarandí | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1979–1981 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 49 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
1981–1985 | Independiente | 146 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||
1985–1992 | Nantes | 140 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Valenciennes | 32 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Independiente | 89 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 456 | (116) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1983–1990 | Argentina | 59 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jorge Luis Burruchaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe βuruˈtʃaɣa]; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed Burru, is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos, Burruchaga started playing in 1980 for Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina's then second division.
He contracted with 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 Bernès, had offered him money to throw the game, Burruchaga said he agreed but then changed his mind. He was subsequently given a suspended six-month jail sentence when judgment was delivered on 15 May 1995.
He returned to Argentina for his last spell in Independiente, when he won a Supercopa Sudamericana and a Recopa Sudamericana both in 1995.
He retired from professional football on 10 April 1998 in a match against Vélez Sársfield.
International career
Burruchaga was part of the Argentina squad 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. 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.
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 in 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. In 2015, Burruchaga returned to Rafaela in his second period as a coach.
At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Burruchaga served as Argentina national football team's general manager.
Personal life
In 1995, his wife Laura Mendoza died from the injuries sustained in a car crash. Burruchaga is father of the footballer Mauro Burruchaga and tennis player Román Burruchaga.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal de Sarandí | 1980 | Primera B | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
1981 | 34 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
Total | 49 | 7 | — | — | 49 | 7 | ||||
Independiente | 1982 | Primera División | 52 | 17 | — | — | 52 | 17 | ||
1983 | 55 | 23 | — | — | 55 | 23 | ||||
1984 | 29 | 10 | — | 12 | 6 | 41 | 16 | |||
1985 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
Total | 146 | 53 | — | 12 | 6 | 158 | 59 | |||
Nantes | 1985–86 | Division 1 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 10 |
1986–87 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
1987–88 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
1988–89 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | |||
1989–90 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
1990–91 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
1991–92 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
Total | 140 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 163 | 30 | ||
Valenciennes | 1992–93 | Division 1 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 11 | |
Independiente | 1994–95 | Primera División | 11 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
1995–96 | 27 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 34 | 7 | |||
1996–97 | 31 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | |||
1997–98 | 20 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
Total | 89 | 19 | — | 20 | 3 | 109 | 22 | |||
Country | Argentina | 284 | 79 | — | 32 | 9 | 316 | 88 | ||
France | 172 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 197 | 41 | ||
Career total | 456 | 116 | 16 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 513 | 129 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 1983 | 7 | 3 |
1984 | 12 | 2 | |
1985 | 9 | 3 | |
1986 | 10 | 2 | |
1987 | 1 | 1 | |
1988 | 0 | 0 | |
1989 | 7 | 0 | |
1990 | 11 | 2 | |
Total | 57 | 13 |
Honours
Club
Independiente
- Primera División: 1983 Metropolitano
- Copa Libertadores: 1984
- Intercontinental Cup: 1984
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1995
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1995
Nantes
International
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 1986; runner-up: 1990
Individual
- Copa América Top Scorer: 1983
- French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1985–86
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine people of Basque descent
- People from Gualeguay Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- FC Nantes players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- 1983 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- Copa Libertadores-winning players
- Argentine football managers
- Arsenal de Sarandí managers
- Estudiantes de La Plata managers
- Club Atlético Independiente managers
- Club Atlético Banfield managers
- Atlético de Rafaela managers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ligue 1 players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Club Libertad managers
- Association football controversies
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Expatriate football managers in Paraguay
- Footballers from Entre Ríos Province