Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo César Ardiles ( born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba ) is a former Argentine football player and current coach.

Career as a football player

Ardiles was in the 1970s one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and has been with Argentina 1978 soccer World Cup. Ardiles, who attracted attention by its very rough play in the 1978 World Cup, moved to the soccer World Cup 1978 to England Tottenham Hotspur and became one of the most popular players in the English First Division, which also did not change, when the UK with Argentina was in the Falklands War. Ardiles is not only fluent English, but has since his time as a professional at Paris Saint Germain also a knowledge of French. He ended his active career in 1991 as player-manager of Swindon Town.

Career as a coach

This was followed by coach stations at the English club Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at Dinamo Zagreb, in Japan ( Shimizu S-Pulse, Yokohama F. Marinos ) and Saudi Arabia (Al -Ittihad ). Then Ardiles returned to the home to Racing Club Avellaneda. After another station in Japan at Tokyo Verdy he took over as coach at Beitar Jerusalem. He led the team to the Israeli championship in season 2006/07. After his expulsion, he was manager of CA Huracán in Argentina. From May 2008 to August 2008 Ardiles coached the Paraguayan first division club Cerro Porteño.

Osvaldo Ardiles played 63 times in the Argentine national soccer team.

Others

As a midfielder Ardiles wore at the World Cup 1982, the number 1, since the jersey numbers were assigned with the exception of number 10 of Maradona in alphabetical order.

In 1981, he played in the movie escape or victory alongside Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and many other famous footballers.