Gustavo Abel Dezotti (born 14 February 1964) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker. He played most of his career for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina and was part of the team that won the Primera Division Argentina championship of 1987–1988.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Abel Dezotti | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Monte Buey, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | Newell's Old Boys | 208 | (40) |
| 1988–1989 | S.S. Lazio | 29 | (3) |
| 1989–1994 | U.S. Cremonese | 154 | (51) |
| 1994–1996 | Club León | 54 | (17) |
| 1996–1997 | Club Atlas | 22 | (1) |
| 1998 | Defensor Sporting Club | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Argentina | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Being part of a title winning side brought him to the attention of Major European clubs, and in 1988 he moved to Italy where he played for S.S. Lazio and then U.S. Cremonese. In 1994-95, he moved to Mexico to play for Club León and then Club Atlas. Dezotti's final club were Defensor Sporting Club of Uruguay where he retired in 1998.
The most notorious moment of his career came when he was sent off in the 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup final defeat against West Germany.
Honours
editNewell's Old Boys
U.S. Cremonese
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1990
References
edit- Gustavo Dezotti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gustavo Dezotti – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Lega Calcio Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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