Ricardo Bochini

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Ricardo Bochini
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Enrique Bochini
Date of birth	January 25, 1954 (1954-01-25) (age 54)
Place of birth	Zárate, Argentina
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
?	Independiente
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-91	Independiente	740 (107)
National team
1977-86	Argentina	11 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Enrique Bochini (born January 25, 1954 in Zárate, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional football player. He is nicknamed El Bocha.

Bochini, an attacking midfielder, is one of the most emblematic players in the history of club Independiente. A one club man, in his 20 years of professional football, from 1972 to 1991, Bochini played only for Independiente, and was a member of the club during its most successful era, winning 8 international titles, 4 Argentine championships, and the 1986 World Cup – where, truth be told, he played just a few minutes during the semifinals match against Belgium.

Although he was not a prolific goalscorer, he was one of the best Playmakers of the 1980s, often making assists for teammates to score. Even after he retired, the expression pases bochinescos ("bochinesque passes") refers to precise passes made to a forward to leave him one on one against the goalie, bypassing the opponent's defenders.^{[citation needed]}

He played a total of 740 league matches, scoring 107 goals. He is the all-time record holder for the most matches played for a single club in the Argentine top division.

Fifth division Barracas Bolívar decided to include him to play a few minutes in an official match to be played on February 27th of 2007, 16 years after his retirement, as a recognition to his career[1].

[edit] Honours

Bochini playing for Independiente

Season	Club	Title
1973	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1973	Independiente	Copa Intercontinental
1974	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1974	Independiente	Copa Interamericana
1975	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1975	Independiente	Copa Interamericana
Nacional 1977	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina
Nacional 1978	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina
Metropolitano 1983	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina
1984	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1984	Independiente	Copa Intercontinental
1986	Argentina	1986 FIFA World Cup
1988-1989	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina

[edit] See also

• One-club man

[edit] External links

• Unofficial site (Spanish)
• Statistics (Spanish)
• mini Biography (Spanish)
• Biography (Spanish)

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Almirón • 2 Batista • 3 Bochini • 4 Borghi • 5 Brown • 6 Passarella • 7 Burruchaga • 8 Clausen • 9 Cuciuffo • 10 Maradona • 11 Valdano • 12 Enrique • 13 Garré • 14 Giusti • 15 Islas • 16 Olarticoechea • 17 Pasculli • 18 Pumpido • 19 Ruggeri • 20 Tapia • 21 Trobbiani • 22 Zelada • Coach: Bilardo

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