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Oscar Ruggeri, the “Mr. Logroñés” and atmosphere of Las Gaunas

Last update March 23, 2024 by colgadosporelfutbol

Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri It is one of those great players who passed through the ranks of a humble team and intimate as CD Logrones. defender, world champion with Argentina in Mexico '86, stood out in the ranks of the two football giants of his country as they are Boca Juniors and River Plate before making the leap to European football to sign for the whole Las Gaunas.

Precisely in one of his interventions in the program '90minutes' in which he has been a commentator for many years., Oscar Ruggeri He told a few anecdotes referring to his move and first impressions to know the club riojano.

“At first I didn't even know the name of the team that wanted to sign me.. I met with the president and I thought his name was Logroñés so I called him on a couple of occasions Mr. Logroñés, Then I found out that that was not his name but that of the club he was going to play for.”. The president at that time was none other than Marcos Eguizábal.

Oscar Ruggeri, Logroñés and Las Gaunas

But the thing is not there. Central Argentina, as we stated above, I was used to a hellish environments. Not in vain, had worn the jersey of the two most powerful teams in Buenos Aires and he had participated in several classics in their country. The contrast, as explained, when it debuted in Las Gaunas It was brutal: “I came from playing in stadiums with 80.000 enfervorecidos fans in terrible environments and suddenly find myself on a court 14.000 singing aúpa, aúpa, Logroñés, that that shoots shoots shoots!”

The experience of Ruggeri at CD Logrones it was brief but very positive. He played as the undisputed starter the season 1988-1989, with optimal performance, which helped him to sign for Real Madrid with whom he won the league title next season.

Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Ruggeri in his time at Real Madrid (Sports world)

The Quinta del Buitre players were like babies.”

Precisely from his time as a player merengue defense also brought many differences from what he had lived in Argentina: “Real Madrid had a barbarian team. Butragueño, Míchel, Martin Vazquez, Hugo Sánchez... all the people from the Fifth were like boob babies. Note that in concentrations hotels 10 stars in the room heard the noise of computers. The kids are the spent studying to become managers and stuff!. “At the rallies in Argentina we spent time shooting rockets and water bombs.”.

 

 

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