Career
He played both as an attacking midfielder and striker and is famous for scoring the winning goal in the final of the 1986 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup. Club
Burruchaga started playing in 1980 for Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina"s then second division. He was bought by Independiente in 1982 and debuted in a victory against Estudiantes de Louisiana Plata on 12 February.
He was then transferred to French team Nantes, where he played for seven years.
Marseille midfield player Jean-Jacques Eydelie and the club"s general manager, Jean-Pierre Bernes, had offered him money to throw the game, Burruchaga said he agreed but then changed his mind. He was subsequently given a suspended six months sentence when judgment was delivered on 15 May 1995.
He retired from professional football on 10 April 1998 in a match against Vélez Sársfield. International
He scored a total of 13 goals for Argentina in 59 games between 1983 and 1990.
Burruchaga coached Arsenal de Sarandí since its arrival to first division in 2002, and succeeded in keeping the team far from the bottom of the standings.
Foreign the 2005-2006 season, he signed with Estudiantes de Louisiana Plata. In May 2006, he moved to Independiente and resigned on April 2007. He has also managed Banfield from 2008 to 2009
On 5 May 2009, Burruchaga returned to Arsenal de Sarandí but resigned in 2010.
He managed Paraguayan Club Libertad since 2011.
He managed Atletico Rafaela in the Argentinian Primera Division from 2012 to June 2014. In 2015, Burruchaga returned to Rafaela in his second period as a coach.