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Full name | Ricardo Daniel Altamirano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 December 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Laguna Paiva, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1986 | Unión de Santa Fe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | Unión de Santa Fe | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1992 | Independiente | 102 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | River Plate | 123 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Unión de Santa Fe | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1995 | Argentina | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2008 |
Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (born 12 December 1965) is a former Argentina international footballer who played as a defender.
Altamirano signed as a youth player in 1982 at Unión de Santa Fe, he made his breakthrough into the first team in 1986, but left the club shortly after their relegation from the Argentine Primera in 1988.
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