Osvaldo ("Ossie") César Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a football coach and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentinian national team. His latest coaching job was as the coach of Beitar Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League, from which he was fired October 18th 2006. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Suquía River, about 700 km west-northwest from Buenos Aires. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Coaches coach teams in professional sports as well as college sports. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (מועדון כדורגל ניתר ירושלים; Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayyimalso known as Beitar Hot Yerushalayyim after their sponsors from the Hot cable company): Located in the Malkha complex in...

A competitive and skilled midfielder, he became a cult hero in England, along with Glenn Hoddle and compatriot Ricardo Villa, as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. He was notably sent home to Argentina (along with Villa) as a result of the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982, thus missing most of the 1982-83 season. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Ricardo (Ricky) Villa (pronounced Veeyah; born August 18, 1952 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional football midfielder. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are an English football club, which play in the FA Premier League. ... Combatants United Kingdom Argentina Casualties 258 killed [5] 777 wounded 59 taken prisoner 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner The Falklands War (Spanish: ) was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. ...

As manager of Tottenham in the mid-90s, famously he played several matches utilizing a formation that had an amazing five forwards, a formation that hadn't been used in English football since the 1950s, which "Ossie" (or "Pitón", as he is affectively known in his native country) mainly used because of Tottenham's perceived defensive weakness.

Management career

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Like Macari, the Swindon job was Ardiles' first managerial position, and he proved to be up to the task. To the amazement of the Town fans, he transformed the team from playing the long ball style which had been so successful, to a new "Samba style", which saw the Town playing attractive attacking football. Part of this change was the new "diamond formation" which Ardiles implemented - a 4-4-2 style with left-sided, right-sided, attacking and defensive midfielders. 4-4-2 can refer to: A classification of steam locomotives under the Whyte notation. ...

Just ten months after he had joined, Ardiles led the Town to their highest ever league position - finishing fourth in Division Two. After the Town beat Blackburn in the first leg of the Play-Off semi-final, the fans paid tribute to Ardiles' success in the second leg with a tickertape reception - recreating the atmosphere of the 1978 World Cup, in which Ardiles had starred. Swindon went on to win promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history - beating Sunderland in the Play-Off Final - only to have the promotion cruelly taken from them ten days later, when the Football League demoted them for irregular payments to players. Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ...

The following season, Ardiles was told to sell to keep the club alive - and Wembley hero Alan McLoughlin was the first big-money departure. With Swindon obviously rocked by their pre-season nightmare, their form deserted them, and opposition clubs seemed to come to terms with the Town's style of play. By the end of February, relegation threatened, and when Newcastle offered Ardiles the chance to become their new boss, he accepted. Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Alan McLoughlin (born 20 April 1967) is an Irish coach, and former player, of association football (soccer). ... Newcastle United Football Club are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ...

Ardiles was not out of work for long. In June 1992 he replaced Bobby Gould as manager of West Bromwich Albion, who had just missed out on the Third Division playoffs in 1991-92. At the end of the 1992-93 season, Ardiles guided Albion to victory over Port Vale in the Division Two playoff final. Shortly afterwards he walked out of the Hawthorns to return his former club Tottenham as manager, but his management spell was nowhere near as successful as his spell as a player. Tottenham finished 15th in the Premiership and despite the expensive acquisition of Jürgen Klinsmann, Ilie Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Popescu in the 1994 close season, Ardiles was sacked in October 1994 with Tottenham battling relegation. They had just been punished for financial irregularities committed during the late 1980s: with a 1-year FA Cup ban, £600,000 fine and 12 league points deducted. The punishment was later amended to a £1.5million fine and 6 points deducted but the FA Cup ban and points deduction were later quashed. Robert Bobby Gould (born June 12, 1946 in Coventry) is an English football former player and manager. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club that was formed in 1878 by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire, now part of the West Midlands). ... The white cliffs of Dover. ... Port Vale Football Club is an English association football club who currently play in Football League One. ... Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player, member of the team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... Ilie Dumitrescu is a Romanian football player who became famous when he played for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. ... Gheorghe (Gică) Popescu (born December 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

From 2003 to 2005 Ardiles coached Japanese Tokyo Verdy 1969, with whom he won the 2004 Emperor's Cup. But in July 2005 he was fired due to the poor performance of the team, who finished second bottom in the league. In mid-2006 he moved to Israel to coach Beitar Jerusalem FC, from which he was fired October 18th 2006. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tokyo Verdy 1969 (東京ヴェルディ1969) is a football team which plays Japans J. League. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (מועדון כדורגל ביתר ירושלים; Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayyim, also known as Beitar Yerushalayyim) is the Israeli football team with the largest following [1] [2]. Beitar players play in Teddy Stadium (capacity c. ...

Career chronology

• 1969-73 - Instituto de Córdoba
• 1974 - Belgrano de Córdoba
• 1975-78 - Huracán
• 1978-82 - Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (England)
• 1982-83 - Paris Saint Germain (France)
• 1983-88 - Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (England)
• 1988-89 - Blackburn Rovers (England)
• 1989-91 - Swindon Town F.C.(England) (as player manager).
• 1991-92 - Newcastle United (England) as a manager.
• 1992-93 - West Bromwich (England) as manager during their promotion from the Second Division
• 1993-94 - Tottenham Hotspur F.C. as manager.
• 1995 - Guadalajara (Mexico) as a manager.
• 1996-98 - J-League team Shimizu S-Pulse as manager leading them to victory in the Nabisco Cup in 1996.
• 1999 - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
• 2000-01 - J-League team Yokohama F. Marinos as manager, leading the team to the J-League first-stage title
• 2001 - Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) as manager.
• 2002-03 - Racing Club (Argentina)
• 2003-05 - J-League team Tokyo Verdy 1969
• 2006 - Beitar Jerusalem (Israel)

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Honours

• He won 63 caps for Argentina's national team, including the victorious World Cup winning squad of 1978.
• Osvaldo Ardiles won the FA Cup in 1981 and 1982 and the UEFA Cup with Tottenham Hotspur as a player.
• Promoted Swindon Town to old Division One (now Premier League) in 1990 as manager although the team were relegated for financial irregularities.
• Promoted West Bromwich Albion to Division One as manager in 1993.
• Won Nabisco Cup with Shimizu S-Pulse as manager in 1996.
• Won Tokai Cup with Shimizu S-Pulse as manager in 1996 and 1998.
• Champion J-League First Stage with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2000 as manager.
• Emperor's Cup Winner 2004/2005 with Tokyo Verdy 1969 as manager.

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Coaching Career

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Trivia

• For alphabetical reasons, he used the number 1 shirt in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In 2006 FIFA established the number 1 must be used by a Goalkeeper.^{[citation needed]}
• Married, with two sons Pablo and Federico
• His cousin, First Lieutenant José Ardiles, died during the Falklands War when his Argentine Air Force IAI Dagger fighter was downed by British forces. 1st. Lt. Ardiles was posthumously promoted to the rank of Captain
• He appeared in the film Escape to Victory with Pelé, Bobby Moore and Michael Caine
• Still has a house in London close to Tottenham's ground, as well as Marbella.

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External links

• Record at Sporting Heros
• Record at Futbol Pasion
• 2006 Interview
• Ossie Ardiles managerial statistics at soccerbase.com