Agustín Irusta

Agustín Ernesto Irusta (born 19 July 1942) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper who played most of his career for San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Agustín Irusta
Irusta in 1964
Personal information
Full name Agustín Ernesto Irusta
Date of birth (1942-07-19) July 19, 1942
Place of birth Villa María, Cordoba, Argentina
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1976 San Lorenzo 257 (0)
1977–1978 Unión de Santa Fe 13 (0)
International career
Argentina ? (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

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.[1]

Irusta also played for the Argentina national team.[2]

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 where he made a further 13 appearances before his retirement in 1978.

Titles
Season Team Title
1968 MetropolitanoSan LorenzoPrimera División Argentina
1972 MetropolitanoSan LorenzoPrimera División Argentina
1972 NacionalSan LorenzoPrimera División Argentina
1974 NacionalSan LorenzoPrimera División Argentina

References
  1. Museo de San Lorenzo profile Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. Argentina international footballers at rsssf


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