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Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo César Ardiles (Ossie) (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina) was a football midfielder and is now a football coach for Tokyo Verdy 1969 of the J. League. A competitive and skilled midfielder, he became a cult hero, along with compatriot Ricky Villa and Glenn Hoddle, in England as a player for Tottenham Hotspur.

As a player, he spent his career in the following teams:

  • 1969/1973 (National) Instituto (Cba)
  • 1974 (National) Belgrano (Cba)
  • 1975/78 Huracán
  • 1978/82 Tottenham Hotspur (England)
  • 1982/83 Paris Saint Germain (France)
  • 1983/88 Tottenham Hotspur (England)
  • 1988/89 Blackburn Rovers (England)
  • 1989/91 Swindon Town F.C.(England) (as player manager).

Whilst player-manager at Swindon Town, Ardiles was implicated in the financial irregularities that saw the team relegated.

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