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Miguel Ángel Russo

1956 - 2025

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Miguel Ángel Russo (9 April 1956 – 8 October 2025) was an Argentine professional football player and manager who played as a defensive midfielder. As a player, Russo spent his entire career in Estudiantes de La Plata. As a manager, he coached for over 1,000 matches within more than 30 years of career. Russo made his professional debut in Estudiantes LP in 1975, playing for fourteen consecutive seasons until his retirement in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Ángel Russo is the 3,181st most popular soccer player (up from 3,843rd in 2024), the 426th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 518th in 2019) and the 188th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Miguel Ángel Russo ranks 3,181 out of 21,273. Before him are Alexandre Czerniatynski, Edivaldo Martins Fonseca, Raimond Aumann, Zlatko Yankov, Pedro Dellacha, and Johan Devrindt. After him are Gunnar Johansson, Abderrahmane Mahjoub, Oscar Alberto Ortiz, Oscar Garré, Fernando Picun, and Roberto Cortés.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Miguel Ángel Russo ranks 334. Before him are Velimir Zajec, John Lee Hancock, Alain Perrin, Mullah Krekar, François Hesnault, and Diane Warren. After him are Oscar Garré, Chuy García, Jean-Paul Agon, Ulrike Meyfarth, Tim Daly, and Peter Hook. Among people deceased in 2025, Miguel Ángel Russo ranks 317. Before him are Antonio Bailetti, Ileana Silai, Fauja Singh, Assata Shakur, Patricia Routledge, and Jan Lála. After him are Eduardo Serra, Roman Starovoyt, David Johansen, Alvaro Vitali, Miguel Uribe Turbay, and Angie Stone.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Miguel Ángel Russo ranks 426 out of 1,154. Before him are Sergio Romero (1987), Ludovico Avio (1932), Jacques Cheminade (1941), Ramón Heredia (1951), David Nalbandian (1982), and Pedro Dellacha (1926). After him are Oscar Alberto Ortiz (1953), Oscar Garré (1956), Jorge Daponte (1923), Roque Olsen (1925), Lola Mora (1866), and Estela de Carlotto (1930).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Miguel Ángel Russo ranks 188. Before him are Edgardo Bauza (1958), Emiliano Sala (1990), Sergio Romero (1987), Ludovico Avio (1932), Ramón Heredia (1951), and Pedro Dellacha (1926). After him are Oscar Alberto Ortiz (1953), Oscar Garré (1956), Roque Olsen (1925), Nicolás Burdisso (1981), Ernesto Belis (1909), and Américo Tesoriere (1899).

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