Ricardo Enrique Bochinimaximum symbol of the history of Independent and idol of Diego Armando Maradonaturned 70 years old, in a life that is marked by his soccer talent that gave him the possibility of being a multi-time champion and placed him among the best in the history of national and world sports.
Bochini born in Zarate on January 25 1954. debuted in First division to the 18 yearsJune 25th 1972in a meeting with River for him Metropolitan Tournament: the “Red” lost 1-0.
In the only team in which he played his entire career he obtained 14 titles: were five Libertadores Cups (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1984), two Intercontinental (1973 and 1984), three Inter-American (1973, 1974 and 1976) and four national championships (1977, 1978, 1983 and 1989).
In the box of Avellaneda disputed 714 matches (the player with the most appearances in the club’s history) and converted 106 goals. Furthermore, with the Argentine national team conquered the World Cup 1986 in Mexico.
In 1991, Bochini He had to hang up his boots due to an injury.
Always linked to Independentfrom 1970 to the present, the exenganche also won the hearts of the fans of the “King of Cups”, who asked and achieved, after several years, that the Libertadores de America Stadium include it in your name.
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“70 years ago, in Zárate, Ricardo Enrique Bochini was born. El Bocha. El Maestro. To all the joy of the people, he chose to play ball. Always for #Independiente. Today is the Christmas of the King of Cups! Cheers, @ “BochiniOfficial! We love you all our lives”expressed the account of Independent along with an image of his idol at different stages of his life.
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Bochini, Maradona’s idol
If there’s something you can flaunt Bochini and no other player in the world can do it, it is being an idol’s idol. It sounds strange, but it is real and correct: the “Master”, as the one born in Zárate is known, was the reference of Diego Armando Maradonathe emblem of all.
Although the displays of affection were reciprocal over the years, with countless phrases that were recorded in national sports such as the famous phrase with which “Pelusa” received him Bochini in the semi-final against Belgium in it 1986 World Cup: “Master pass, we were waiting for you.”
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The last great memory that both protagonists left the argentine soccer It occurred on February 22, 2020when Maradonacoach Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata At that moment, he had an emotional recognition in the Libertadores de America Stadium before the game his team played with Independent for the twenty-first date of the Super League.
The squad of Gym He arrived at the stadium at 6:30 p.m. and at the door of the visiting locker room the Argentine star was received by Bochini, Ricardo Pavoni, Daniel Bertoni, Miguel Ángel Santoro and the then president of Independent, Hugo Moyano.
There he received a plaque, a painting and a photograph where he appears with Bochinia t-shirt Independent with his name and a painting with his face.
Already on the playing field Maradona entered with Bochini and together they walked among the cups that it possesses Independent and which were exhibited for the occasion, accompanied by a painting with the Independiente 10 shirt in his name and a flag behind with the legend “Welcome Diego”.
The idols were received by the other glories of Independent and Maradona thanked the club Avellaneda “for this great gesture”described the highest representative of Independiente as “The biggest in the world” and asked that the stadium “his name is Enrique Bochini”.
This is how Ricardo Bochini played soccer:
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