Jorge Mario Olguín (born 17 May 1952 in

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) is a retired

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who played as a defender. He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the

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winning team. Since his retirement as a player he has managed a number of football clubs.

Playing career

Mostly deployed as a

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in club football, Olguín was positioned as a

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with the national team by coach

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. Among his achievements as a player there is one

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with the

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, the

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, and six Argentine league titles. He started his career at

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in 1971, he played for the club for 8 years, in that time they won three trophies (1972 Metropolitano, 1972 Nacional and 1974 Nacional). In 1978 Olguín was included in

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's world cup squad. Following his success at the world cup he was sold to Independiente, where he spend some time battling

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for a place in the first team. Olguín was called up to join Argentina's defence of the world cup in Spain 1982, but the ''Albicelestes'' has a poor campaign, being knocked out in the 2nd group phase. In 1983 Olguín won his only trophy with Independiente, they claimed the 1983 Metropolitano, finishing 1 point above his former team, San Lorenzo. In 1984 Olguín was sold to

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, where he won a further 2 league titles. In

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he helped Argentinos win their first and only

title. He continued to play for Argentinos until his retirement in 1988.

Managerial career

After retirement as a player Olguin has become a football manager, he has taken charge of teams in Argentina,

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and

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. *

* Colón * Almagro *

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* Club Santa Bárbara *

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Player statistics

* Argentina (1976–1982): Games 60 Goals 0. * Argentine Primera (1971–1988): Games 529 Goals 53.

Honours

Club

;

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: 1972 *

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: 1972, 1974 ; Independiente *

: 1983 ;

: 1984 *

: 1985 *

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: 1986

International

;

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References

External links

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San Lorenzo player profile

Profile and Statistics
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