Jorge Burruchaga
Be the first in the stands
ArgentinaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Jorge Luis Burruchaga, nicknamed Burru, is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-10
In the line-ups
14 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1986–1990The archive holds 14 team sheets naming Jorge Burruchaga in Argentina's starting line-up, from 1986-06-02 to 1990-07-08.
14 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1983–1990| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-13 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W2–0(n) | 79' | FIFA World Cup | Naples |
| 1986-06-29 |  Germany | W3–2(n) | 83' | FIFA World Cup | Mexico City |
| 1986-06-10 |  Bulgaria | W2–0(n) | 77' | FIFA World Cup | Mexico City |
| 1985-06-02 |  Colombia | W3–1(a) | 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bogotá |
| 1983-09-07 |  Ecuador | D2–2(h) | 90' (pen) | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
| 1983-08-10 | Ecuador | D2–2(a) | 40' 51' | Copa América | Quito |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1986 | Argentina | |
| Copa Libertadores | ×1 | 1984 | Independiente | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 1984 | Independiente | |
| Primera División | ×1 | 1983 | Independiente | |
| Recopa Sudamericana | ×1 | 1995 | Independiente | |
| Supercopa Sudamericana | ×1 | 1995 | Independiente | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Copa América Top Scorer | 1983 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year | 1985–86 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B) | 2021 | |||