Osvaldo César Ardiles (born 3 August 1952), often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football manager, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as part of the Argentina national team. He now runs his own football school in the UK called the Ossie Ardiles Soccer School. A competitive and skilled midfielder, Ardiles became a cult hero in England, along with Glenn Hoddle and compatriot Ricardo Villa, as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. He left England for a period on loan as a result of the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982, thus missing most of the 1982–83 English season. After retirement, Ardiles began his management career in England, coaching Swindon Town, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion, before returning to Tottenham to become the first Premier League manager from Argentina. As manager of Spurs in the mid-1990s, he played several matches utilizing a formation that had five forwards, a formation that had not been used in English football since the 1950s. During his career, Ardiles
Osvaldo César Ardiles (nacido el 3 de agosto de 1952), a menudo referido en Gran Bretaña como Ossie Ardiles, es un gerente de fútbol, pundit y antiguo centrocampista que ganó la Copa Mundial de la FIFA de 1978 como parte del equipo nacional argentino. Actualmente dirige su propia escuela de fútbol en el Reino Unido llamada la Ossie Ardiles Soccer School. Un centrocampista competitivo y cualificado, Ardiles se convirtió en un héroe de culto en Inglaterra, junto con Glenn Hoddle y el compatriota Ricardo Villa, como jugador de Tottenham Hotspur. Dejó Inglaterra por un período de préstamo como resultado del estallido de la Guerra de las Falklands en 1982, por lo que perdió la mayoría de la temporada inglesa 1982-83. Después de retirarse, Ardiles comenzó su carrera de gestión en Inglaterra, entrenando Swindon Town, Newcastle United y West Bromwich Albion, antes de regresar a Tottenham para convertirse en el primer gerente de la Premier League de Argentina.