Gustavo Dezotti
Gustavo Abel Dezotti (born 14 February 1964) is an Argentine former football striker. He played most of his career for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, he was part of the team that won the Primera Division Argentina championship of 1987–1988.
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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) | ||
| Playing 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 | ||
| National team | |||
| 1983 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Argentina | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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, 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.
References
- Gustavo Dezotti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gustavo Dezotti – FIFA competition record
- Profile at Lega Calcio
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