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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 midfielder 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 from 1983 until 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
== International
=Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burruchaga goal.
Honours
= Club
=Independiente
Primera División: 1983 Metropolitano
Copa Libertadores: 1984
Intercontinental Cup: 1984
Supercopa Sudamericana: 1995
Recopa Sudamericana: 1995
Nantes
Ligue 1 runner-up: 1985–86
= 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
References
External links
Official Twitter
Burruchaga: The longest, most exhilarating run of my life FIFA.com
Jorge Burruchaga – FIFA competition record (archived)
Jorge Burruchaga at National-Football-Teams.com
Futbol Factory profile (futbolfactory.futbolweb.net) at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 December 2007) (in Spanish)
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- Final Piala Dunia FIFA 1986
- Piala Dunia FIFA 1986
- Rudi Völler
- Tim nasional sepak bola Argentina
- FC Nantes
- Final Piala Dunia FIFA 1990
- Arsenal de Sarandí
- Piala Dunia FIFA 1990
- Piala Interkontinental 1984
- Grup B Piala Dunia FIFA 1990
- Jorge Burruchaga
- Burruchaga
- Carlos Kaiser (footballer)
- Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
- 1986 FIFA World Cup final
- Arsenal de Sarandí
- Club Libertad
- Jacques Glassmann
- French football bribery scandal
- FC Nantes
