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Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo César Ardiles (Ossie), born August 3, 1952, in Córdoba, Argentina, is a football (soccer) midfielder and trainer. 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:

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

He won 42 caps for Argentina's national team, including the victorious World Cup winning squad of 1978.



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