Nery Pumpido

Nery Pumpido was born on July 30, 1957 and was Argentina's starting goalkeeper in the World Cup-winning team of 1986. He began his career at Unión de Santa Fe, played for Vélez Sarsfield and experienced his peak years at River Plate. With River Plate, he won the Argentine Championship of 1985–86, the Copa Libertadores of 1986 and the Intercontinental Cup of 1986, as well as the Interamerican Cup of 1987. Later he defended Real Betis, returned to Unión and ended his career at Lanús. In the 1986 World Cup he started as a backup, took over as starter and conceded only 5 goals in 7 matches. In 1990 he broke his leg in the second match and was replaced by Sergio Goycochea. As a coach, he led Olimpia of Paraguay, Copa Libertadores champions in 2002.