Ricardo Daniel Bertoni (born 14 March 1955) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a right or left winger. In Argentina, he had a successful career at Club Atlético Independiente, where he won three Copa Libertadores, one Intercontinental Cup and three Copa Interamericana trophies.
Bertoni was also capped for the Argentina national team, where he scored the 3rd goal for the team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup final. After his retirement, he worked as a manager and sports commentator.
Club career Bertoni started playing in Argentine's second division for Quilmes in 1972. After one year, he was transferred to first division's team Independiente, where he played alongside Ricardo Bochini and won one national and several international titles.
Bertoni emigrated in 1978 to Spain to play for Sevilla. He played successfully in the Italian League for many years, mainly for Fiorentina and Napoli.
International career Bertoni played 31 times for the Argentina national football team between 1974 and 1982.rsssf: Argentina record international footballers in both the 1978 and the 1982 FIFA World Cups. In the 1978 World Cup on home soil, he scored Argentina's third goal in the final against Netherlands in a 3–1 extra-time win, as Argentina went on to lift the trophy.
Career statistics Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsArgentina League Cup League Cup South America TotalQuilmes1972Primera B3112———3112Independiente1973Primera División358——504081974Primera División3517——11546221975Primera División3312——7340151976Primera División4213——7149141977Primera División3422——34221978Primera División00——00Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe TotalSevilla1978–79La Liga25872—--32101979–80La Liga321674—--3920Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe TotalFiorentina1980–81Serie A25461--3151981–82Serie A30961—36101982–83Serie A16451—212361983–84Serie A261060—3210Napoli1984–85Serie A271174—34151985–86Serie A26330—293Udinese1986–87Serie A201—201Avellino1987–88Serie A00—00 Argentina20992——309239101 Spain5724146—--7130 Italy17042337—2120550Career total4361584713—3210515181
International Appearances and goals by national team and year National teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina1974101975001976411977771978112197910198120198252Total3112
Honours Independiente Argentine Primera División: Nacional 1977 Copa Libertadores: 1973, 1974, 1975 Copa Interamericana: 1973, 1974, 1976 Intercontinental Cup: 1973 Argentina FIFA World Cup: 1978 Individual Fiorentina Hall of Fame: 2018
References
External links
Statistics on Bertoni's matches List of Argentine Players in Italy after 1945 at RSSSF.com