Editing Osvaldo Ardiles (section)

==Club career==
Ardiles was born in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]],<ref name=BDFutbol/> and played for [[Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba|Instituto de Córdoba]] from a young age.<ref>{{harvnb|Ardiles|2009|p=8}}</ref> As a youngster, Ardiles played football in the streets and was given the nickname ''Pitón'' (python) by his brother because of his snake-like [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills.<ref name="FourFourTwo">{{Cite news | last = Allen | first = Matt | title = Ossie Ardiles | periodical = FourFourTwo; One-on-One | publisher = [[Haymarket Group]] | pages=12–16 |date=April 2008 }}</ref> He was named as ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]''{{'}}s best player of the interior in 1974, and abandoned his law degree studies in order to play professional football.<ref>{{harvnb|Ardiles|2009|p=13}}</ref>

He also played for [[Club Atlético Belgrano]] and [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]. After the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]] he moved to England to play for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] where he spent ten seasons.

He helped Tottenham win the [[FA Cup]] in his third season there ([[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]), and collaborated with pop duo [[Chas & Dave]] as well as the rest of the Tottenham players for a song, "[[Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)|Ossie's Dream]]". He played a big part in another FA Cup triumph the following year, but did not play in the final because it had already been arranged with Spurs’ management that he would leave early to join up with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]'s [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] squad.

In the wake of the [[Falklands War]] between Britain and Argentina it became difficult for him to return to White Hart Lane and he went on loan to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in France. After one season in Paris, he returned to Tottenham, helping the club to win the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in 1984 (coming on as a substitute in the second leg of the [[1984 UEFA Cup Final|final]]). In the autumn of 1987, he was caretaker coach under caretaker manager [[Doug Livermore]] of Tottenham between the resignation of [[David Pleat]] and the appointment of [[Terry Venables]].<ref>''Note:'' Ardiles asserts in his autobiography that he was caretaker manager between Pleat and Venables. This is incorrect. See [[List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. managers]] and references there.</ref> Ardiles left Spurs in 1988.
He then played for [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]], before being appointed as manager of Swindon Town in July 1989. He played part of the [[1989 American Soccer League]] season with the [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]].

On 7 February 2008, Ardiles, along with his fellow countryman [[Ricardo Villa]], was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/halloffame080108.html |title=Hall of Fame|publisher=Tottenhamhotspur.com |access-date=29 June 2010}}</ref>