Omar Ruben Larrosa (born 18 November 1947 in

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) is a retired Argentine

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, who played as a

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, and the current assistant coach at Boca Juniors. He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the Argentine

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winning team.

Club career

Larrosa started his career at Boca Juniors in 1967, but he was soon allowed to leave by the club. He played for

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for the 1969 season and although the team struggled, Larrosa played well and was invited to return to Boca. In the 1970 season Larrosa won his first trophy although he didn't actually play in the final of the Nacional against

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. The following season he traveled to

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to join Guatemalan champions

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, and was a symbol on this club that is the best in the area. He played for Huracán between 1972 and 1976, this was a relatively successful era for the club, as well as winning the

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in 1973, the club finished as runners up in Metropolitano's 1975 and 1976 and reached the semi-finals of the Nacional in 1976. In 1977 Larrosa was signed by Independiente for whom he played for between 1977 and 1980. These were his golden years as a player, he helped his team to win back to back Nacionals. After Larrosa left Independiente in 1980 he had a short spell with Vélez Sársfield before joining San Lorenzo. The 1981 season progressed disastrously for San Lorenzo, ending with the club relegated from the Primera for the first time in their history, this catastrophe prompted Larrosa's retirement from football at the age of 34.

International career

Larossa was included in the

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he came on as a 65th-minute substitute with Argentina 1–0 up against

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, but Argentina couldn't hold onto their lead and the Dutch equalised in the 82nd minute. The game went into extra time and Argentina scored twice to win the game 3–1.

Player statistics

*Argentina national team (1977–1978): 11 matches, 0 goals *Argentine Primera (1967–1981): 509 matches, 85 goals

Honours

Club

; Boca Juniors * Nacional: 1970 ; Huracán *

: 1973 ; Independiente * Nacional: 1977, 1978

International

;

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: 1978

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larrosa, Omar 1947 births Living people Argentine footballers FIFA World Cup-winning players 1978 FIFA World Cup players Boca Juniors footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentina international footballers Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Club Atlético Huracán managers Association football midfielders Argentine football managers