Osvaldo Potente
Encyclopedia
Osvaldo Potente is a retired Argentine
football
striker. He played club football in Argentina
and Bolivia
as well as representing the Argentina national football team
on three occasions.
' most prolific goalscorers. In his two spells with the club he managed 79 goals in 195 league games, leaving him in 11th place in the list of Boca Juniors topscorers
. Potente is fondly remembered by the Boca Juniors fans for the fact that he scored a total of 7 goals in superclásico derby matches against fierce rivals River Plate
. he is still tied with Hugo Curioni
as Boca's 2nd most prolific player in the superclásico.
One of Potente's finest superclásico moments came on July 27, 1975 when he played against River Plate at El Monumental. Before the game the River fans paraded a pig
wearing a Boca shirt with number 10 on the back. Potente got his revenge by scoring Boca's winning goal from a free kick.
In 1976 Potente fell out of favour with the new Boca manager Juan Carlos Lorenzo and left the club to join Rosario Central
and then Bolivia
n team The Strongest
.
In 1978 Potente returned to Boca, but he never rediscovered the form that gave him so many goals in the early 70s. He retired from playing in July 1980.
After retirement Potente had a brief spell as interim head coach of Boca Juniors in 1993.
Argentina
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football
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striker. He played club football in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
as well as representing the Argentina national football team
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
on three occasions.
Biography
Potente started his career in 1971 and went on to become one of Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
' most prolific goalscorers. In his two spells with the club he managed 79 goals in 195 league games, leaving him in 11th place in the list of Boca Juniors topscorers
Boca Juniors topscorers
This article includes statistics of Boca Juniors all time top goal scorers.Martín Palermo is Boca Juniors all time goal scorer with 236 goals, 193 of those goals were scored in Argentine Primera División tournaments and the other 43 in International tournaments....
. Potente is fondly remembered by the Boca Juniors fans for the fact that he scored a total of 7 goals in superclásico derby matches against fierce rivals River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
. he is still tied with Hugo Curioni
Hugo Curioni
Hugo Alberto Curioni is a retired Argentine football centre forward. He played professional football in Argentina, France and Mexico.-Argentina:...
as Boca's 2nd most prolific player in the superclásico.
One of Potente's finest superclásico moments came on July 27, 1975 when he played against River Plate at El Monumental. Before the game the River fans paraded a pig
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
wearing a Boca shirt with number 10 on the back. Potente got his revenge by scoring Boca's winning goal from a free kick.
In 1976 Potente fell out of favour with the new Boca manager Juan Carlos Lorenzo and left the club to join Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
and then Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n team The Strongest
The Strongest
The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...
.
In 1978 Potente returned to Boca, but he never rediscovered the form that gave him so many goals in the early 70s. He retired from playing in July 1980.
After retirement Potente had a brief spell as interim head coach of Boca Juniors in 1993.