1. Ricardo Enrique Bochini was born on 25 January 1954 and is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
15 Facts About Ricardo Bochini
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Ricardo Bochini spent his nearly 20-year professional career at club Independiente, becoming one of the most emblematic players and the greatest idol in the history of the club.
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Ricardo Bochini was eventually accepted into the youth system of Independiente in 1971.
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Ricardo Bochini gained more participation the following year and was an important member of the team, alongside Daniel Bertoni.
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The final had to go to a third match at the national stadium of Chile, where Ricardo Bochini Pavoni scored the only goal.
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In 1975 Ricardo Bochini was conscripted into Military service and managed to play football, but was not able to perform as well as desired.
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Ricardo Bochini was part of the team that won the Copa Interamericana in 1974 and 1975 against Municipal and Atletico Espanol respectively.
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Ricardo Bochini scored the last goal in the final against Talleres de Cordoba that gave them the title.
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Ricardo Bochini repeated the title with Independiente in 1978 winning the final against River Plate.
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On 5 May 1991, Ricardo Bochini played his last professional match against Estudiantes.
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Ricardo Bochini played a total of 634 league matches, scoring 97 goals.
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Ricardo Bochini is the player with the most appearances in the Argentine Primera Division after goalkeeper Hugo Gatti, who played in 775 league matches.
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Ricardo Bochini played again in the national team when Carlos Bilardo succeeded Menotti as coach, but lost his place to younger players such as Diego Maradona.
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In 1991, three months after his retirement, Ricardo Bochini was assigned as Independiente's manager together with Carlos Fren.
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Ricardo Bochini played for Independiente's veteran team in an official tournament organized by the Argentine Football Association in 2009.