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Oscar Ruggeri

1962 - Today

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Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed El Cabezón ("The Big-head One"), Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with the Argentina national team, being part of the teams that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, two editions of the Copa América and the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup. At the club level, Ruggeri's most successful stint was with Argentine club River Plate, where he won the 1986 Copa Libertadores (also the club's first title win in this tournament) the 1986 Copa Interamericana and the 1986 Intercontinental Cup. Known for his rough style of play when marking opposing players and aerial ability, Ruggeri is considered one of the all-time best defenders to come out of Argentina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Ruggeri is the 1,843rd most popular soccer player (down from 1,477th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 251st in 2019) and the 107th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Oscar Ruggeri ranks 1,843 out of 21,273. Before him are Juan Arza, Willy Busch, František Svoboda, Jean de Bie, Marcel Domingo, and Mario Boljat. After him are Nigel de Jong, Jurica Jerković, Rubén Morán, Pruden, Diego Lugano, and Marcos Alonso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Oscar Ruggeri ranks 170. Before him are Thomas Gibson, Patrick Ewing, Carl Cox, Tran Anh Hung, Magne Furuholmen, and Paavo Järvi. After him are Nikolai Denkov, Bernd Lucke, Denis O'Hare, Taslima Nasrin, Olli Rehn, and Hana Mandlíková.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Oscar Ruggeri ranks 275 out of 1,154. Before him are Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1919), Néstor Combin (1939), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Robledo Puch (1952), Martín Demichelis (1980), and César Aira (1949). After him are Ricardo Piglia (1941), Arturo Rawson (1885), Roberto Sensini (1966), José Eulogio Gárate (1944), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), and Antonio Rattín (1937).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Oscar Ruggeri ranks 107. Before him are Juan Botasso (1908), Antonio Valentín Angelillo (1937), Rogelio Domínguez (1931), Juan Antonio Pizzi (1968), Néstor Combin (1939), and Martín Demichelis (1980). After him are José Eulogio Gárate (1944), Antonio Rattín (1937), José Ramos Delgado (1935), Juan Pablo Sorín (1976), Abel Balbo (1966), and Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1922).

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