Jorge Luis Burruchaga (; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed Burru, is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Club career Born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos, Burruchaga started playing in 1980 for Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina's then second division.
He contracted with Independiente in 1982 and debuted in a victory against Estudiantes de La Plata on 12 February. He was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1983, the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.
He was then transferred to French team Nantes, where he played for seven years. He also played one year for Valenciennes, where he was involved in a bribing scandal involving the French and European champions Olympique de Marseille 'buying' a 1–0 league win at Valenciennes on 20 May 1993. Marseille midfielder Jean-Jacques Eydelie and the club's general manager, Jean-Pierre Bernès, had offered him money to throw the game. Burruchaga said he agreed but then changed his mind. He was subsequently given a suspended six-month jail sentence when judgment was delivered on 15 May 1995.
He returned to Argentina for his last spell in Independiente, when he won a Supercopa Sudamericana and a Recopa Sudamericana both in 1995.
He retired from professional football on 10 April 1998 in a match against Vélez Sársfield.
International career Burruchaga was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals, including the goal that gave Argentina the 3–2 victory against West Germany in the final match. He also participated in all Argentine matches at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and scored one goal in the tournament. He scored a total of 13 goals for Argentina in 59 games from 1983 until 1990.
Managerial career Burruchaga coached Arsenal de Sarandí since its arrival to first division in 2002, and succeeded in keeping the team far from the bottom of the standings. For the 2005–06 season, he signed with Estudiantes de La Plata. In May 2006, he moved to Independiente and resigned in April 2007. He has also managed Banfield from 2008 to 2009
On 5 May 2009, Burruchaga returned to Arsenal de Sarandí but resigned in 2010. He managed Paraguayan Club Libertad since 2011. He managed Atletico Rafaela in the Argentinian Primera Division from 2012 to June 2014. In 2015, Burruchaga returned to Rafaela in his second period as a coach.
At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Burruchaga served as Argentina national football team's general manager.
Personal life In 1995, his wife Laura Mendoza died from the injuries sustained in a car crash. Burruchaga is father of the footballer Mauro Burruchaga and tennis player Román Burruchaga.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArsenal de Sarandí1980Primera B151——1511981346——346Total497——497Independiente1982Primera División5217——521719835523——552319842910—12641161985103——103Total14653—12615859Nantes1985–86Division 1369107144101986–8730611203371987–8810230—1321988–896231—931989–9027430—3041990–913020—501991–9228410—294Total140271429116330Valenciennes1992–93Division 1321021—3411Independiente1994–95Primera División111—621731995–96276—713471996–97319—203391997–98203—50253Total8919—20310922 Country Argentina28479—32931688France172371639119741Career total4561161634110513129
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina198373198412219859319861021987111988001989701990112Total5713
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burruchaga goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jorge Burruchaga No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador1–02–21983 Copa América22–03Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina2–22–21983 Copa América 4Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany3–03–1Friendly5Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico1–01–1Friendly6Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil1–11–2Friendly7Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–02–0Friendly8Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia3–13–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification9Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico2–02–01986 FIFA World Cup10Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–23–21986 FIFA World Cup11José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–01–0Friendly12Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria1–11–1Friendly13Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy2–02–01990 FIFA World Cup
Honours
Club Independiente Primera División: 1983 Metropolitano Copa Libertadores: 1984 Intercontinental Cup: 1984 Supercopa Sudamericana: 1995 Recopa Sudamericana: 1995
Nantes Ligue 1 runner-up: 1985–86
International Argentina FIFA World Cup: 1986; runner-up: 1990
Individual Copa América Top Scorer: 1983 French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1985–86 IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021
References
External links Official Twitter Burruchaga: The longest, most exhilarating run of my life FIFA.com