Gustavo Abel Dezotti (born 14 February 1964) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a

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. 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. 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

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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

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final defeat against West Germany.

Honours

Newell's Old Boys *

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: 1987–88 U.S. Cremonese *

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Argentina * FIFA World Cup runner-up:

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1964 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina youth international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina international footballers Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine people of Italian descent Association football forwards Newell's Old Boys footballers Defensor Sporting players S.S. Lazio players U.S. Cremonese players Atlas F.C. footballers Club León footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Liga MX players Uruguayan Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub