Full name Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri Years Team Name Oscar Ruggeri Height 1.85 m Spouse Nancy Otero (m. 1988) Siblings Raul Ruggeri | Role Footballer Weight 82 kg | |
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Date of birth (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962 (age 53) Place of birth Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina Children Federica Ruggeri, Candela Ruggeri, Daiana Ruggeri, Stephan Ruggeri | ||
Oscar Ruggeri ● El Cabezón
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezon" ("The Big-Headed One"), Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.
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- Oscar Ruggeri El Cabezn
- MOMO REACCIONA A OSCAR RUGGERI
- Career
- Boca Juniors
- River Plate
- Real Madrid
- San Lorenzo
- Argentina
- Individual
- References
MOMO REACCIONA A OSCAR RUGGERI
Career
Ruggeri started his career at Boca Juniors, playing with Diego Maradona, with whom he won a league title in 1981. In 1985 he moved to rivals River Plate, where he won the Copa Libertadores, the Intercontinental Cup and another league title in 1986. In 1988 he left for Europe where he played for Spanish clubs Logrones and Real Madrid, where he won yet another league championship. He also played for Velez Sarsfield, Ancona in Italy, America in Mexico, San Lorenzo and Lanus, where he ended his career.
During his career he represented his country in three World Cups, captaining Argentina in the final two games of the 1994 competition, after Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament. Ruggeri was also a key piece in the Argentina teams that won the trophy in 1986 and lost the final to West-Germany in 1990. After losing to Romania in the 1994 tournament, Ruggeri retired from international football having played 97 international games, an Argentine record until it was surpassed by Diego Simeone.
Ruggeri played in 21 Copa America games, a national record he shares with Jose Salomon.
Boca Juniors
River Plate
Real Madrid
San Lorenzo
Argentina
Individual
