Agustín Ernesto Irusta (born 19 July 1942) is a former
Argentine football goalkeeper who played most of his career for
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...
.
Irusta was born in
Villa María
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became sm ...
,
Cordoba. He made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 23 June 1963 against Atlanta. He went on to make 257 league appearances for the club, which is the club record for a goalkeeper, and the fifth-highest tally of appearances in any position.
Irusta also played for the
Argentina national team.
Argentina international footballers
at rsssf
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Irusta was one of five players to win four league titles with San Lorenzo between 1968 and 1974, the others being Sergio Villar, Carlos Veglio, Victorio Cocco
Victorio Nicolás Cocco (born 23 March 1946 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain and Colombia and represented the Argentina national football team.
Personal life
Three m ...
and Roberto Telch
Roberto "Oveja" Telch (6 November 1943 – 12 October 2014) was an Argentine footballer. He was born in San Vicente, Córdoba, and won four league championships with San Lorenzo in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football t ...
.
In 1977 Irusta joined Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División.
Althou ...
where he made a further 13 appearances before his retirement in 1978.
Titles
References
External links
San Lorenzo profile
1942 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Argentine footballers
Argentina international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Argentine Primera División players
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