Name: Luis Antonio Amuchástegui
Nickname: "El Araña"
Country:
ArgentinaClub: Racing de Córdoba
Shirt Number: 7
Position: ★WF, SS, AMF
Side: RF/RS
Age: 20-23 years (12/12/1960)
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Attack: 80
Defence: 32
Balance: 73
Stamina: 75
Top Speed: 85
Acceleration: 84
Response: 77
Agility: 85
Dribble Accuracy: 87
Dribble Speed: 84
Short Pass Accuracy: 77
Short Pass Speed: 71
Long Pass Accuracy: 81
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 77
Free Kick Accuracy: 71
Swerve: 76
Heading: 68
Jump: 76
Technique: 84
Aggression: 87
Mentality: 67
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 70
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 4
Growth type: Early/Peak
CARDS:
P05 - Mazing Run
P10 - Incisive Run
S05 - 1-Touch Pass
S15 - Shoulder Feint Skills
S18 - Turning Skills
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Scoring - Side - 1-Touch Play
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded
INFO:
Luis Amuchástegui is an Argentine footballer who played as a right winger. Born in San Vicente, Córdoba (12/12/1960), he emerged from the youth ranks of Racing de Córdoba under the guidance of the historic coach Coco Basile, who at that time was just beginning his coaching career, and quickly became one of the key figures in the club's attack, helping the team reach the final of the 1980 National Tournament and establishing himself there between 1978 and 1983 with 222 league appearances and 65 goals. In 1983, he was close to signing for Valencia at the request of Mario Alberto Kempes for US$300,000, but the transfer fell through because he couldn't bear being away from his homeland, and he returned to Argentina without signing. He spent a brief period out of action before joining San Lorenzo in 1984, where he made 40 league appearances and scored 6 goals. A year later, he signed for River Plate and entered the most successful period of his career, scoring 19 goals in 47 league matches and winning the 1985-86 Argentine Primera División. However, in 1986, he was sold to Club América of Mexico, so he only played one match in the Copa Libertadores that River Plate ultimately won that year, being replaced in the middle of the competition by Uruguayan winger Antonio Alzamendi, who ended up being the MVP in the 1986 Intercontinental Cup final, River Plate's most important title ever. At the Mexican club, he played 22 matches, scored 5 goals, and won the 1987 CONCACAF Champions Cup. He then returned to Racing de Córdoba in 1988 and remained there until 1991, before finishing his career with the amateur team he was a fan of, General Paz Juniors, in 1992.
At the international level, Luis Amuchástegui played three matches for the Argentine national team between 1981 and 1983 without scoring. He debuted on October 28, 1981, as a right winger in a 2-1 friendly defeat against Poland, being chosen as the man of the match. He appeared again against Czechoslovakia on November 11, 1981 (both under the management of César Luis Menotti), and concluded his time with the national team in a 0-0 draw with Paraguay on July 21, 1983, under the management of Carlos Salvador Bilardo. He was left out of the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad due to a last-minute tactical decision, being replaced by Newell's Old Boys right winger Santiago Santamaría. Known as "El Araña" (using the incorrect masculine pronoun in Spanish) due to his long curly hair, he was a right winger who is often described by the specialized press as one of the last "pure wingers" of Argentine football. In his own description of the role, wingers simply "had to accelerate quickly and cross accurately," while the renowned sports magazine El Gráfico remembered him as "a player who liked to invent and break through." In the words of Uruguayan legend Enzo Francescoli, he was one of his favorite teammates, stating that "if he lifted his head, he knew that Amuchástegui was ready to run and finish" and that "he was one of the best ball players and that's why he admired him". In the Argentine Primera División, he ranks as the eighth-highest scorer of the 1980s, having scored 86 goals in 274 matches, just one goal behind the legendary Carlos Bianchi.
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C. A. Racing (1978 - 1983) - 132 games, 41 goals.
San Lorenzo (1984) - 40 games, 6 goals.
River Plate (1985 - 1986) - 47 games, 19 goals.
Club América (1986 - 1987) - 22 games, 5 goals.
General Paz Juniors (1992) - 12 games, 2 goals.