José Alberto Percudani (born 22 March 1965) is an

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former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Between 1982 and 1988 he played for Independiente, winning both the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 1984 with the team. In the Intercontinental Cup final he scored the only goal against

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, and was also elected as Man of the Match. In 1988, he was signed by

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Aust ...

, as a replacement for

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. In the 1988/89 season he scored 23 goals, with which he came in third on the top goalscorers list in Austria. However, with Austria having four foreign players in their squad and rules then allowing only two to play at the same time, he later lost his place in the team, and in 1990 he moved to

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. From Atlético he moved to Universidad Católica in Chile, where he scored the winning goal for the team in the 1991

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final. He then moved to play for

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in Uruguay, before returning to Argentina, and playing for Estudiantes La Plata,

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and

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International career

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

he was called to play on the

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for the Argentina national team, being part of the attacking section of the team along with

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and

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Honours

;Independiente *

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(1):

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

* Intercontinental Cup (1):

;Universidad Católica *

(1):

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

;Individual * Intercontinental Cup Man of the Match (1):

References

External links

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', Austria Wien Archiv - Die Online Statistik, per 2016-07-01. * *

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