# Jorge Burruchaga

Jorge Luis Burruchaga (Spanish pronunciation:; 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 competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 1980 | Primera B | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 1981 | Primera B | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 6 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | Total | Total | 49 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 7 |
| Independiente | 1982 | Primera División | 52 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 17 |
| Independiente | 1983 | Primera División | 55 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 23 |
| Independiente | 1984 | Primera División | 29 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 41 | 16 |
| Independiente | 1985 | Primera División | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 |
| Independiente | Total | Total | 146 | 53 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 158 | 59 |
| Nantes | 1985–86 | Division 1 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 10 |
| Nantes | 1986–87 | Division 1 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Nantes | 1987–88 | Division 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Nantes | 1988–89 | Division 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 |
| Nantes | 1989–90 | Division 1 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| Nantes | 1990–91 | Division 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Nantes | 1991–92 | Division 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Nantes | Total | Total | 140 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 163 | 30 |
| Valenciennes | 1992–93 | Division 1 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 11 |
| Independiente | 1994–95 | Primera División | 11 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| Independiente | 1995–96 | Primera División | 27 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 34 | 7 |
| Independiente | 1996–97 | Primera División | 31 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| Independiente | 1997–98 | Primera División | 20 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Independiente | Total | Total | 89 | 19 | — | — | 20 | 3 | 109 | 22 |
| Country | Argentina | Argentina | 284 | 79 | — | — | 32 | 9 | 316 | 88 |
| Country | France | France | 172 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 197 | 41 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 456 | 116 | 16 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 513 | 129 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | 1983 | 7 | 3 |
| Argentina | 1984 | 12 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1985 | 9 | 3 |
| Argentina | 1986 | 10 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| Argentina | 1990 | 11 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 57 | 13 |
    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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 August 1983 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1983 Copa América |
| 2 | 10 August 1983 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1983 Copa América |
| 3 | 7 September 1983 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1983 Copa América |
| 4 | 12 September 1984 | Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | West Germany | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 18 September 1984 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico | Mexico | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 5 May 1985 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Brazil | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 14 May 1985 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 2 June 1985 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 10 June 1986 | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 10 | 29 June 1986 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | West Germany | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 11 | 16 December 1987 | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina | West Germany | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 3 May 1990 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 13 June 1990 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy | Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1990 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