Miguel Ángel Russo
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Russo with Estudiantes LP in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Russo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Valentín Alsina, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 2025 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes (LP) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1988 | Estudiantes LP | 435 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Argentina | 17 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1994 | Lanús | ||
| 1994–1995 | Estudiantes LP | ||
| 1996 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1997–1998 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1998–1999 | Salamanca | ||
| 1999 | Colón | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lanús | ||
| 2000–2001 | Los Andes | ||
| 2001–2002 | Morelia | ||
| 2002–2004 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2005–2006 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2008–2009 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2009 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2010–2011 | Racing Club | ||
| 2011 | Estudiantes LP | ||
| 2012–2014 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2015 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 2016–2018 | Millonarios | ||
| 2019 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2019 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2020–2021 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 2023–2024 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2024–2025 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2025 | Boca Juniors | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel Russo (9 April 1956 – 8 October 2025) was an Argentine professional football player and manager who played as a defensive midfielder. As a player, Russo spent his entire career in Estudiantes de La Plata. As a manager, he coached for over 1,000 matches within more than 30 years of career.
Russo made his professional debut in Estudiantes LP in 1975, playing for fourteen consecutive seasons until his retirement in 1988. He played 435 official matches with Estudiantes, also winning two Primera División titles. Russo also played 17 matches for the Argentina national team.