Back at the Maurice Revello Tournament 13 years after their last appearance, Argentina will be among the favourites for the next edition of the tournament. With a talented generation of players, most of whom play for River Plate and Boca Juniors, Argentina will also have a major asset on the bench, as the coach of the team that will compete in the competition is none other than... Javier Mascherano. Named best player of the Tournament in 2003, the former Barcelona player will no doubt be a valuable source of advice for his players, who will face France, Panama and Saudi Arabia in Group A.
RECORDS
9 participations : 1975, 1979, 1983, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009
Winner in 1975, 1998
Runner-up in 1983, 1999
Third in 2003, 2009
AWARDS
Best player : Juan Roman RIQUELME (1998), Guillermo PEREYRA (1999), Javier MASCHERANO (2003), Diego BUONANOTTE (2009)
Third best player : Diego QUINTANA (1998), Ever BANEGA (2009)
Top scorer : German HERRERA (2003), Diego BUONANOTTE (2009)
Best goalkeeper : Diego SAJA (1999), Agustin MARCHESIN (2009)
Special Prize : Mathias CAHAIS (2006)
Goal of the Tournament : Diego PEROTTI (2009)
Fair-play prize : 1998
The Argentina squad who won the Tournament in 1975, with 3 future 1978 World Cup winners in the team
THE MOST FAMOUS ARGENTINA INTERNATIONALS WHO PLAYED THE MAURICE REVELLO TOURNAMENT
Daniel PASSARELLA (1975), Alberto TARANTINI (1975), Américo GALLEGO (1975), José Daniel VALENCIA (1975), José Luis PAVONI (1975), Marcelo TROBBIANI (1975), José Daniel VAN TUYNE (1975), Jorge VALDANO (1975), Jorge GASPARI (1979), Sergio FORTUNATO (1979), Edgardo BAUZA (1979), Julio OLARTICOECHEA (1979), Ramon DIAZ (1979), Juan SIMON (1979), Nery PUMPIDO (1983), Héctor ENRIQUE (1983), Pedro MONZON (1983), Sergio BATISTA (1983), Oscar RUGGERI (1983), Jorge RINALDI (1983), Rubén INSUA (1983), Juan José URRUTI (1983), Ricardo GARECA (1979-1983), Gustavo LOMBARDI (1996), Rodolfo ARRUABARRENA (1996), Pablo AIMAR (1996), Esteban CAMBIASSO (1996), Diego CROSA (1996), Juan RIQUELME (1998), Walter SAMUEL (1998), Leandro CUFRÉ (1998), Bernardo ROMEO (1998), Gabriel MILITO (1998), Luciano GALLETTI (1998), Pablo GUINAZU (1998), Facundo QUIROGA (1998), Lionel SCALONI (1998), Sebastian SAJA (1999), Franco COSTANZO (1999), Javier MASCHERANO (2003), Leandro FERNANDEZ (2003), Jonathan BOTTINELLI (2003), Jesus MENDEZ (2003), Juan Pablo CARRIZO (2003), Sergio ROMERO (2006), Gabriel MERCADO (2006), Claudio YACOB (2006), Maxi MORALEZ (2006), Ever BANEGA (2009), Franco JARA (2009), Diego PEROTTI (2009), Agustin MARCHESIN (2009), Alejandro GOMEZ (2009), German PEZZELLA (2009), Esteban ANDRADA (2009)
MANAGERS
César Luis MENOTTI (1975), Rogelio PONCINI (1979), Carlos BILARDO (1983), José PEKERMAN (1996, 1998), Hugo TOCALLI (1999, 2003), Francisco FERRARO (2006), Sergio BATISTA (2009)