Introduction
Ricardo Daniel Bertoni (born 14 March 1955 in Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a right winger.
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. 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Cup | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 1972 | Quilmes | Primera B | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | |||
| 1973 | Independiente | Primera División | 35 | 8 | — | — | ||||||
| 1974 | 35 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1975 | 33 | 11 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 42 | 21 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1977 | 33 | 22 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Sevilla | La Liga | 25 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | - | - | 32 | 10 | |
| 1979–80 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | — | - | - | 39 | 20 | |||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 25 | 4 | - | - | ||||||
| 1981–82 | 30 | 9 | — | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | 16 | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | 26 | 10 | — | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | Napoli | 27 | 11 | — | ||||||||
| 1985–86 | 26 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Udinese | 20 | 1 | — | ||||||||
| 1987–88 | Avellino | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| Total | Argentina | 206 | 91 | — | — | |||||||
| Spain | 57 | 24 | 14 | 6 | — | - | - | 71 | 30 | |||
| Italy | 170 | 41 | — | |||||||||
| Career total | 433 | 156 | — | |||||||||
International
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1977 | 7 | 7 |
| 1978 | 11 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 12 |
Honours
Club
- Argentine Primera División (1): Nacional 1977
- Copa Libertadores (3): 1973, 1974, 1975
- Copa Interamericana (3): 1973, 1974, 1976
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1973
International
- FIFA World Cup (1): 1978