Ricardo Omar Giusti (born 11 December 1956) is an Argentine former

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. A

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, he played most of his career with Argentine side Independiente. At international level, he won the

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with Argentina in

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and was also a runner-up in the

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edition of the tournament. With 53

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Giusti is currently 38th in the appearance records for the

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. He played a part in five major tournaments for his nation.

Club career

During his career, Giusti played for

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and

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

, but he had most of his success with Independiente where he captained the team in their most successful era, and was part of the sides that won the Primera Division Argentina titles in the 1983 Metropolitano Championship and during the 1988–89 season. He was named as the club's best midfielder during Independiente's 90th anniversary.

International career

At international level, Giusti played a part in five major tournaments for

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. He won the

with Argentina in

, where he played in every game for the eventual champions. He also played in the

where, after missing the first two group matches, he went on to figure in every game up till the semi-finals where Argentina knocked out the hosts

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. Giusti was sent off in that match after a second bookable offence where he elbowed Italian forward

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. Argentina were defeated 1–0 by

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in the

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of the competition. Giusti is currently 22nd in the appearance records for Argentina with a total of 53 caps between 1983 and 1990.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

;Independiente *

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: Metropolitano 1983, 1988–89 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

International

;Argentina *

References

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10th in South America Player of the Year 1987
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giusti, Ricardo 1956 births Living people People from Rosario Department Argentine people of Italian descent Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Argentina international footballers Copa Libertadores-winning players FIFA World Cup-winning players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa América players 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players Argentine Primera División players Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province