Osvaldo Ardiles

Argentine association football player and manager

Osvaldo Ardiles (born 3 August 1952) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for Argentina national team.

Osvaldo Ardiles
Ardiles with Tottenham Hotspur in 1981
Personal information
Full nameOsvaldo César Ardiles[1]
Date of birth (1952-08-03) 3 August 1952 (age 71)[1]
Place of birthCórdoba, Argentina
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)Central midfielder
Youth career
Instituto de Córdoba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973Instituto de Córdoba14(3)
1974Belgrano16(2)
1975–1978Huracán109(11)
1978–1988Tottenham Hotspur238(16)
1982–1983Paris Saint-Germain (loan)14(1)
1985St George FC (loan)1(0)
1988Blackburn Rovers5(0)
1988–1989Queens Park Rangers8(0)
1989Fort Lauderdale Strikers5(1)
1989–1991Swindon Town2(0)
Total412(34)
National team
1975–1982Argentina51(8)
Teams managed
1989–1991Swindon Town
1991–1992Newcastle United
1992–1993West Bromwich Albion
1993–1994Tottenham Hotspur
1995Guadalajara
1996–1998Shimizu S-Pulse
1999Croatia Zagreb
2000–2001Yokohama F. Marinos
2001Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo
2002–2003Racing Club
2003–2005Tokyo Verdy
2006Beitar Jerusalem
2007Huracán
2008Cerro Porteño
2012FC Machida Zelvia
2013Malaysia
Honours
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner1978 ArgentinaTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Ardiles with teammate Ricardo Villa posing with the FA Cup trophy, May 1981
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto1973Argentine Primera División143
Belgrano1974Argentine Primera División162
Huracán1975Argentine Primera División160
1976417
1977524
1978
Total10911
Tottenham Hotspur1978–79First Division383
1979–80403
1980–81365
1981–82262
1982–8320
1983–8490
1984–85112
1985–86231
1986–87250
1987–88280
Total23816
Paris Saint-Germain (loan)1982–83Division 11413
St George FC (loan)1985National Soccer League10
Blackburn Rovers1987–88Second Division50
Queens Park Rangers1988–89First Division80
Fort Lauderdale Strikers1989American Soccer League51
Swindon Town1989–90Second Division20
1990–9100
Total20
Career total41234

International

Ardiles (center) with Daniel Bertoni (left) and Mario Kempes (right) in 1981
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina197584
197691
1977110
1978122
197910
198000
198120
198281
Total518

Managerial statistics

[3]

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Swindon Town 1989199195323330033.68
Newcastle United 1991199252121822023.08
West Bromwich Albion 1992199355301114054.55
Tottenham Hotspur 1993199456171425030.36
Guadalajara 1995199519775036.84
Shimizu S-Pulse 1996199812472745058.06
Croatia Zagreb 1999199919955047.37
Yokohama F. Marinos 200020014021217052.50
Racing Club 2002200359251618042.37
Tokyo Verdy 2003200567222025032.84
Beitar Jerusalem 200620067322042.86
Huracán 2007200712543041.67
FC Machida Zelvia 201220124271124016.67
Total642257150235040.03

Honours

Player

Huracán

Tottenham Hotspur

Argentina

Individual

Manager

Swindon Town

West Bromwich Albion

Shimizu S-Pulse

  • Nabisco Cup: 1996

Yokohama F. Marinos

  • J-League first stage: 2000

Tokyo Verdy

Individual

  • J. League Manager of the Year: 1998

References