1. Alberto Cesar Tarantini was born on 3 December 1955 and is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender.
10 Facts About Alberto Tarantini
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Alberto Tarantini won the 1978 FIFA World Cup with the Argentina national football team.
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Alberto Tarantini played as a defensive left back early in his career, and later as a wing back.
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Alberto Tarantini was part of the Argentina under-23 team that won the 1975 Toulon Tournament, together with Jorge Valdano, Americo Gallego, and others, with Cesar Menotti as coach.
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Alberto Tarantini became the left-back of the Argentina national football team after Jorge Carrascosa left the team.
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Alberto Tarantini was, at 22, the youngest player of that team.
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Alberto Tarantini's spell in England was overshadowed by poor discipline, with Tarantini flattening Manchester United defender Brian Greenhoff, and ending his 23-game spell in Birmingham by wading into the crowd to punch a heckler.
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In 1982 Alberto Tarantini was voted into the Top Ten of the South America Player of the Year awards.
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Alberto Tarantini played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup for Argentina, retiring from the national team immediately thereafter.
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Alberto Tarantini's brother George Tarantini was a former college soccer coach.