Osvaldo Ardiles
Osvaldo Ardiles (born 3 August 1952) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for Argentina national team.
![]() Ardiles with Tottenham Hotspur in 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Osvaldo César Ardiles[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 August 1952|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Instituto de Córdoba | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1973 | Instituto de Córdoba | 14 | (3) | |||||||||||
1974 | Belgrano | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||
1975–1978 | Huracán | 109 | (11) | |||||||||||
1978–1988 | Tottenham Hotspur | 238 | (16) | |||||||||||
1982–1983 | → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
1985 | → St George FC (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
1988 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
1988–1989 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
1989 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
1989–1991 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 412 | (34) | ||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
1975–1982 | Argentina | 51 | (8) | |||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Swindon Town | |||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Newcastle United | |||||||||||||
1992–1993 | West Bromwich Albion | |||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||||||||
1995 | Guadalajara | |||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||||||||||||
1999 | Croatia Zagreb | |||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||
2001 | Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo | |||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | |||||||||||||
2006 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||||||||||
2007 | Huracán | |||||||||||||
2008 | Cerro Porteño | |||||||||||||
2012 | FC Machida Zelvia | |||||||||||||
2013 | Malaysia | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
Club

Ardiles with teammate Ricardo Villa posing with the FA Cup trophy, May 1981
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Instituto | 1973 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
Belgrano | 1974 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
Huracán | 1975 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
1976 | 41 | 7 | ||||||||||
1977 | 52 | 4 | ||||||||||
1978 | ||||||||||||
Total | 109 | 11 | ||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1978–79 | First Division | 38 | 3 | ||||||||
1979–80 | 40 | 3 | ||||||||||
1980–81 | 36 | 5 | ||||||||||
1981–82 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||
1982–83 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
1983–84 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
1984–85 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
1985–86 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||||
1986–87 | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||
1987–88 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
Total | 238 | 16 | ||||||||||
Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 1982–83 | Division 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
St George FC (loan) | 1985 | National Soccer League | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Blackburn Rovers | 1987–88 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
Queens Park Rangers | 1988–89 | First Division | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1989 | American Soccer League | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
Swindon Town | 1989–90 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
1990–91 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Total | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
Career total | 412 | 34 |
International

Ardiles (center) with Daniel Bertoni (left) and Mario Kempes (right) in 1981
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 1975 | 8 | 4 |
1976 | 9 | 1 | |
1977 | 11 | 0 | |
1978 | 12 | 2 | |
1979 | 1 | 0 | |
1980 | 0 | 0 | |
1981 | 2 | 0 | |
1982 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 8 |
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Swindon Town | ![]() |
1989 | 1991 | 95 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33.68 |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
1991 | 1992 | 52 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 23.08 |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() |
1992 | 1993 | 55 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 54.55 |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
1993 | 1994 | 56 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 30.36 |
Guadalajara | ![]() |
1995 | 1995 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36.84 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | ![]() |
1996 | 1998 | 124 | 72 | 7 | 45 | 58.06 |
Croatia Zagreb | ![]() |
1999 | 1999 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 47.37 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | ![]() |
2000 | 2001 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 52.50 |
Racing Club | ![]() |
2002 | 2003 | 59 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 42.37 |
Tokyo Verdy | ![]() |
2003 | 2005 | 67 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 32.84 |
Beitar Jerusalem | ![]() |
2006 | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 |
Huracán | ![]() |
2007 | 2007 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 41.67 |
FC Machida Zelvia | ![]() |
2012 | 2012 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 16.67 |
Total | 642 | 257 | 150 | 235 | 40.03 |
Honours
Player
Huracán
- Primera División runner-up: 1976
Tottenham Hotspur
- FA Cup: 1980–81, 1981–82
- FA Charity Shield: 1981 (shared)[4]
- EFL Cup runner-up: 1981-82
- UEFA Cup: 1983–84
Argentina
Individual
- World Soccer World 11: 1978, 1982, 1983
- Football League 100 Legends list (as the only Argentinian)
- Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year: 1979
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Hall of fame
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2009
- Golden Foot: 2013[5]
- IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team: 2021[6]
Manager
Swindon Town
- Promotion to Division One: 1990
West Bromwich Albion
- Promotion to Division One: 1993
Shimizu S-Pulse
- Nabisco Cup: 1996
Yokohama F. Marinos
- J-League first stage: 2000
Tokyo Verdy
- Emperor's Cup: 2004–05
Individual
- J. League Manager of the Year: 1998
References
- "Ardiles: Osvaldo César Ardiles: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Osvaldo Ardiles". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- "1981/82 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Golden Foot – Osvaldo Ardiles". Goldenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
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