Luis Antonio Amuchástegui

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playername = Luis Amuchástegui


fullname = Luis Antonio Amuchástegui
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|12|12
cityofbirth = Córdoba
countryofbirth = Argentina
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position = striker
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years = 1980-1983
1984
1985-1986
1986-1987
1988-1991
1992
clubs = Racing de Córdoba
San Lorenzo
River Plate
América
Racing de Córdoba
General Paz Juniors
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nationalyears = 1983
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
pcupdate = 23 October 2007

Luis Antonio Amuchástegui (born December 12 1960 in Córdoba) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football team.

Amuchástegui started his career with Racing de Córdoba, he was an important member of the team that contested the final of the Nacional championship in 1980. In 1983 he travelled to Spain to join Valencia CF for a fee of US$300,000 but he could not acclimatise to life in Europe and returned to Argentina without signing the contract, Valencia eventually signed Juan Jose Urruti instead, and Amuchástegui spent several months without a club before joining San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1984.

After a successful season with San Lorenzo he joined River Plate where he was part of the championship winning team of 1985-1986. He then helped the club to win the Copa Libertadores in 1986.

Amuchástegui moved to Mexico in 1986 and played for América. After a few years in Mexico he returned to Argentina to play for Racing de Córdoba and then General Paz Juniors in the lower leagues. In 1992 he joined San Lorenzo for pre-season training but walked out of the club without playing a single game for them. This incident marked his retirement from professional football.

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External links

*es icon [http://futbolochentoso.blogspot.com/2006/08/araa-cordobesa.html Futbol Ochentoso article]
*es icon [http://enunabaldosa.com/malpase/?p=67 En Una Baldosa article]
*es icon [http://www.premionovela.clarin.com/diario/2005/08/03/um/m-1026369.htm Clarín article about the failed move to Spain]