Hugo Ernesto Gottardi

Football player infobox
playername = Hugo Gottardi


fullname = Hugo Ernesto Gottardi
height =
nickname = Terremoto (Earthquake)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1953|7|31
cityofbirth = Elortondo
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1973-1976
1974
1976-1983
1983-1986
1987-1988
1988-1989
clubs = Racing Club
→ Quilmes Atlético Club
Estudiantes
Independiente Santa Fe
Talleres
Lanús
caps(goals) = 117 (54)
7 (0)
310 (125)
104 (59)
23 (7)
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pcupdate = July 2007

Hugo Ernesto Gottardi is a former Argentine football player and coach.

Born July 31 1953 in Elortondo, Santa Fe province, Gottardi made his mark as a striker, first with Racing Club de Avellaneda and then with Estudiantes de La Plata, where he scored most of his goals, as top scorer of the team that won back-to-back championship titles Metropolitano 1982 and Nacional 1983. Gottardi became one of the Argentine league top scorers.

Following his successful stint with Estudiantes, Gottardi was transferred to Independiente de Santa Fe of Colombia in 1983, where he played until 1984, winning two times the prize ("Botín de Oro" ) as top scorer in the league (1983 and 1984). In Colombia he received the nickname "terremoto" (Earthquake) by Independiente Santa fe fans.

Gottardi returned to Argentina in 1987 to play for Talleres de Córdoba and then Club Atlético Lanús between 1988 and his retirement in 1989.

Titles as a player

After retirement, Gottardi became part of Miguel Angel Russo's coaching team. They obtained the 2005 "Clausura" title with Vélez Sarsfield. In December 2006, Gottardi joined Boca Juniors as Russo's assistant coach, winning the 2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores.

External links

*es icon [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=804 BDFA profile]