Jorge Burruchaga

Jorge Burruchaga is an Argentine footballer, born on 9 October 1962 in Gualeguay, Argentina. Burruchaga played as an attacking midfielder for Nantes and Independiente. Burruchaga scored 142 goals in 572 games for club and country and won 6 trophies, including the World Cup, the Libertadores and 1 league title.

Burruchaga's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions513129
Argentina5913
Total572142

Goals per game: 0.25.

Burruchaga's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 6
  • League titles: 1
  • Libertadores: 1
  • Other international club trophies: 3
  • World Cup: 1
  • Trophies with Argentina: 1
  • Individual awards: 3

Independiente

  • Primera División: 1 (1983)
  • Copa Libertadores: 1 (1984)
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1984)
  • Supercopa Sudamericana: 1 (1995)
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 1 (1995)

Argentina

  • FIFA World Cup: 1 (1986)

Individual

  • Copa América Top Scorer: 1 (1983)
  • French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1 (1985–86)
  • IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 1 (2021)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1979–1981: Arsenal de Sarandí, 49 games, 7 goals
  2. 1981–1985: Independiente, 146 games, 53 goals
  3. 1985–1992: Nantes, 140 games, 27 goals
  4. 1992–1993: Valenciennes, 32 games, 10 goals
  5. 1995–1998: Independiente, 89 games, 19 goals

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