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Argentina · 1978–84Osvaldo Ardiles
Rating
88
Caps
52
Goals
8
Life
1952
Clubs
Club Atlético Belgrano, Club Atlético Huracán, Tottenham Hotspur
Honours
Hall of Fame
#27
Editorial rank of 33 for Argentina
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Weeks after winning the World Cup in 1978 he moved to Tottenham, and by April 1981 the club's cup final record was built around his name: Ossie's going to Wembley, his knees have gone all trembly, a number five hit. The 1978 World Cup first, then FA Cups in 1981 and 1982 and the 1984 UEFA Cup, won off the bench in the second leg after the Falklands War had pushed him out on loan to Paris. Career record: 52 caps and 8 goals for Argentina; club career at Club Atlético Belgrano, Club Atlético Huracán, Tottenham Hotspur; honours include Hall of Fame.
Career record
| 1973–1973 | Club Sport Emelec |
| 1974–1974 | Club Atlético Belgrano |
| 1975–1978 | Club Atlético Huracán |
| 1978–1988 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1982–1983 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1985–1985 | St. George Saints Football Club |
| 1988–1989 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 1988–1988 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1989–1991 | Swindon Town |
| 1989–1989 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Argentina | 52 caps, 8 goals |
Shared the era
Argentina legends whose careers overlapped Ardiles's