Agustín Ernesto Irusta (born 19 July 1942) is a former
Argentine
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football
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goalkeeper who played most of his career for
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
.
Irusta was born in
Villa María,
Cordoba. He made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 23 June 1963 against Atlanta. He went on to make 257 league appearances for the club, which is the club record for a goalkeeper, and the fifth-highest tally of appearances in any position.
Irusta also played for the
Argentina national team.
Argentina international footballers
at rsssf
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Irusta was one of five players to win four league titles with San Lorenzo between 1968 and 1974, the others being Sergio Villar, Carlos Veglio, Victorio Cocco and Roberto Telch.
In 1977 Irusta joined Unión de Santa Fe
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Unión is mostly known for its asso ...
where he made a further 13 appearances before his retirement in 1978.
Titles
References
External links
San Lorenzo profile
1942 births
Living people
Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Argentine Primera División players
20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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