Jorge Burruchaga

Jorge Luis Burruchaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe βuruˈtʃaɣa]; nicknamed Burru, born 9 October 1962) 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.[2]

Jorge Burruchaga
Burruchaga celebrating after scoring the 3rd goal vs. West Germany at the 1986 FIFA World Cup final.
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Burruchaga
Date of birth (1962-10-09) 9 October 1962
Place of birth Gualeguay, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
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)
National team
1981 Argentina U20 2 (0)
1983–1990 Argentina 57 (13)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[3] and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.[4]

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.[5] He was subsequently given a suspended six-month sentence when judgment was delivered on 15 May 1995.[6]

He returned to Argentina for his last spell in Independiente, when he won a Supercopa Sudamericana[7] and a Recopa Sudamericana both in 1995.[8][9]

He retired from professional football on 10 April 1998 in a match against Vélez Sársfield.

International career

Burruchaga was part of the team 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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] In 2015, Burruchaga returned to Rafaela in his second period as a coach.[13]

Personal life

In 1995, his wife Laura Mendoza died from the injuries sustained in a car crash.[14] Burruchaga is father of the footballer Mauro Burruchaga[15] and aspiring tennis player Román Burruchaga.[16]

Career statistics

[1]

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1980Arsenal de SarandíPrimera B151———151
1981346———346
1982IndependientePrimera División5217——
19835523——
19842910——
1985103——
1985–8600——
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1985–86NantesDivision 1369
1986–87306
1987–88102
1988–8962
1989–90274
1990–9130
1991–92284
1992–93Valenciennes3210
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1994–95IndependientePrimera División111——
1995–96276——
1996–97319——
1997–98203——
Total Argentina 28479——
France 14037—
Career total 424116—

International
Argentina national team
YearAppsGoals
198373
1984122
198593
1986102
198711
198800
198970
1990112
Total5713

Honours

Club

Independiente

International

Argentina

Individual

References
  1. "Jorge Burruchaga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "World Cup 2014: 100 great World Cup moments – 41 days to go". BBC Sport. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Copa Libertadores 1984". World Football. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. "Toyota Cup 1984". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. Bidwell, Nick (13 July 1993). "Football: Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille: Allegations of match-fixing, of franc-filled envelopes buried in gardens are threatening to dethrone the kings of French football. Nick Bidwell reports". The Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. Adams, Tom (10 March 2011). "The shame of Marseille". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. Bobrowsky, Josef (11 April 2001). "Supercopa Libertadores 1995 – Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. "Un estigma que se reitera". Lá Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. Garin, Erik (3 July 2003). "Recopa 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. "Argentina 3–2 Germany FR". FIFA. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  11. Mamrud, Roberto (8 January 2015). "Argentina - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  12. "Entrenador sin Crema" [Coach without Cream]. Olé (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  14. https://www.espn.com.ar/nota?id=335641
  15. "El Chievo ficha al argentino Mauro Burruchaga, hijo de Jorge Burruchaga". Mundo Deportivo. 17 August 2018.
  16. "Profile of Román Burruchaga in ATPTour.com". ATP Tour. 17 January 2021.
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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