Boca's enganche and the most technically gifted player in Argentine football at the time, per the source. Dictated tempo, read the game a step ahead of everyone else, and was the team's set-piece and penalty taker. The database is blunt about the trade-off by this stage of his career: limited pace and a growing susceptibility to injury.
Formed at Argentinos Juniors' famous youth side (the "cebollitas"), debuting in the Argentine first division on 20 October 1976 against Talleres de Córdoba. Won the golden boot four straight tournaments running before his 1981 move to Boca, where he won the Metropolitano the same year. Moved to Barcelona in 1982, then to Napoli in 1984 for the most successful spell of his career — two Serie A titles ('86/87, '88/89), a Copa Italia, a UEFA Cup and an Italian Supercup — sandwiched around captaining Argentina to the 1986 World Cup. A doping suspension followed at Napoli; he resurfaced at Sevilla in 1992, then Newell's Old Boys in 1993, before returning to Boca. Won the 1979 U-20 World Championship in Japan with Argentina and earned 90 senior caps.
| Season | Club | Division | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional '76 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Metropolitano '77 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 37 | 13 |
| Nacional '77 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Metropolitano '78 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 31 | 22 |
| Nacional '78 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Metropolitano '79 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Nacional '79 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Metropolitano '80 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 32 | 25 |
| Nacional '80 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| Metropolitano '81 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 28 | 17 |
| Nacional '81 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 1982–84 | Barcelona (ESP) | 1 | — | — |
| 1984–91 | Napoli (ITA) | 1 | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Sevilla (ESP) | 1 | — | — |
| Apertura '93 | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Apertura '95 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Clausura '96 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Apertura '96 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clausura '97 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Played only one Clausura '97 match, coming on as Boca prepared for the Apertura, but combined well with Latorre and Rambert in a 3-2 win over Racing, per the source's brief note on the appearance. Titles per the source: 1979 U-20 World Championship, 1981 Metropolitano (Boca), 1982/83 Copa del Rey / Spanish Super Cup / Copa de Liga (Barcelona), 1986 World Cup, two Serie A titles plus a Copa Italia, UEFA Cup and Supercoppa Italiana (Napoli).
PC Fútbol — Base de Datos Apertura 97, (C) 1997 Dinamic Multimedia. Uploaded by Jim Totime, 29 August 2026. Cross-reference against a modern source (Transfermarkt / RSSSF) recommended before this is used for anything client-facing — this stub has not been independently verified against a second source.