is a former

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player. His brother

Osvaldo Escudero Osvaldo Salvador Escudero (born October 15, 1960 in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes) is a former Argentine professional footballer. He was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan. Escudero ...

and son Sergio Escudero are also footballers.

Playing career

Escudero has played for Vélez Sarsfield,

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. T ...

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, and

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. Sergio also played for a short time with

Urawa Reds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

in Japan in 1992, where he played with his brother

. However he could not play in the match in top team, he retired end of 1992 season.

Personal life

His son, also named Sergio Escudero, is also a footballer, following his father footsteps playing for

, and currently plays for

Tochigi SC , commonly referred to as Tochigi SC are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the J2 League. History Teachers in Tochigi Prefecture founded the club in 1953. They were initially called self-exp ...

. Escudero junior is also a former Japan U-23 national team player. In June 2007, Escudero acquired Japanese citizenship with his son. His nephew

Damián Escudero Damián Ariel Escudero (born 20 April 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder. He was a well-travelled professional, playing for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and Brazil after starting out a ...

, son of Osvaldo, is also a footballer.

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References

External links

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Profile at BDFA.com.ar
1964 births Living people Argentine footballers Japanese footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan J1 League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Naturalized citizens of Japan Association football midfielders Footballers from Buenos Aires {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub