Osvaldo César Ardiles (Ossie) (born August 3, 1952, in Córdoba, Argentina,) was a football (soccer) midfielder and is now a football coach. A competitive and skilled midfielder, he became a cult hero, along with compatriot Ricky Villa and Glenn Hoddle, in England as a player for Tottenham Hotspur.
As a player, he spent his career in the following teams:
- 1969/1973 (National) Instituto (Cba)
- 1974 (National) Belgrano (Cba)
- 1975/78 Huracán
- 1978/82 Tottenham Hotspur (England)
- 1982/83 Paris Saint Germain (France)
- 1983/88 Tottenham Hotspur (England)
- 1988/89 Blackburn Rovers (England)
- 1989/91 Swindon Town F.C(England) (as player manager).
- 1991/92 Newcastle United (England) as a manager.
He won 42 caps for Argentina's national team, including the victorious World Cup winning squad of 1978.
Later on he worked as a coach in Tottenham, Dinamo Zagreb, and in Japan.