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Argentine footballer and coach
Jorge Daniel Ribolzi
(born 25 January 1953), also known for his nickname "Ruso" is an
Argentine
former
footballer
and current coach. His position on the field was
midfielder
.
Biography
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Raised from the
Club Atletico Atlanta
's youth division (where he received the nickname
Ruso
), Ribolzi debuted in Primera Division in
1972
at the age of 19, playing as
forward
. Nevertheless, it was not until 1973 when coach
Nestor Rossi
included Ribolzi in the starting line-up. With Ribolzi as a consolidated player of the team, Atlanta reached the semi-finals of the
1973 Nacional
championship, losing to
Rosario Central
coached by
Carlos Griguol
.
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Ribolzi came to
Boca Juniors
in 1976, by a request of manager
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
who had been hired by the club that same year. Ribolzi came along with other players such as
Ernesto Mastrangelo
,
Hugo Gatti
, who formed the basement of the team that would win the first
Copa Libertadores
for the club one year later. Under Lorenzo's coaching, Ribolzi played as
attacking midfielder
along with
Jorge
Chino
Benitez
and
Ruben Sune
, the other two players that were part of the Boca Juniors midfield by then.
Playing for Boca Juniors, Ribolzi won a total of 5 championships in two years, with 3 league and 2 international titles, including the
1977
,
1978
Copa Libertadores
and the
Intercontinental Cup
won to
Borussia Monchengladbach
in
Germany
.
After finishing his career as footballer, Ribolzi worked as assistant coach with
Alfio Basile
during the
Coco
tenure on Boca Juniors (winning also 5 titles in 2 years). Ribolzi also served as interim coach for the senior squad in
2006
(one of them an official game v.
Estudiantes de La Plata
).
Ribolzi also served as coach of the youth division of Boca Juniors, then leaving.
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Honours
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- Boca Juniors
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