Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo Ardiles is an Argentine association football player and manager, born on 3 August 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina. Ardiles played as a central midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and Huracán. Ardiles scored 42 goals in 463 games for club and country and won 4 trophies, including the World Cup.

Ardiles's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions41234
Argentina518
Total46342

Goals per game: 0.09.

Ardiles's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 4
  • Domestic cups: 2
  • Other international club trophies: 1
  • World Cup: 1
  • Trophies with Argentina: 1
  • Individual awards: 9

Tottenham Hotspur

  • FA Cup: 1 (1980–81)
  • FA Charity Shield: 1 (1981)
  • UEFA Cup: 1 (1983–84)

Argentina

  • FIFA World Cup: 1 (1978)

Individual

  • World Soccer World 11: 3 (1978, 1982, 1983)
  • Football League 100 Legends list (as the only Argentinian): 1
  • PFA Team of the Year: 1 (1978–79)
  • Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame: 1
  • English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2009)
  • Golden Foot: 1 (2013)
  • IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team: 1 (2021)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1973: Instituto, 14 games, 3 goals
  2. 1974: Belgrano, 16 games, 2 goals
  3. 1975–1978: Huracán, 109 games, 11 goals
  4. 1978–1988: Tottenham Hotspur, 238 games, 16 goals
  5. 1982–1983: Paris Saint-Germain (loan), 14 games, 1 goal
  6. 1985: St George Budapest (loan), 1 game, 0 goals
  7. 1988: Blackburn Rovers, 5 games, 0 goals
  8. 1988–1989: Queens Park Rangers, 8 games, 0 goals
  9. 1989: Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 5 games, 1 goal
  10. 1989–1991: Swindon Town, 2 games, 0 goals

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