Eduardo Tuzzio

{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1974)}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eduardo Tuzzio

| image = EduardoTuzzio.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| fullname = Eduardo Nicolás Tuzzio

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|7|31}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1993–2001

| clubs1 = San Lorenzo

| caps1 = 174

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 1995–1996

| clubs2 = → Quilmes (loan)

| caps2 = 40

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2001–2003

| clubs3 = Olympique de Marseille

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2003–2008

| clubs4 = River Plate

| caps4 = 119

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2005–2006

| clubs5 = → RCD Mallorca (loan)

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2013

| clubs6 = Independiente

| caps6 = 105

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2013–2014

| clubs7 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| caps7 = 49

| goals7 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2007

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate =

}}

Eduardo Nicolás Tuzzio (born 31 July 1974) is an Argentinian former footballer.

Career

Tuzzio began his professional career in 1993 with San Lorenzo de Almagro. In 1995, he was loaned to Quilmes, staying there just one season before returning to San Lorenzo. In 2001, he was transferred to Olympique Marseille in France's Ligue 1, where he played for two seasons. He returned to Argentina joining River Plate in 2003. He played one season on loan for RCD Mallorca in Spain's La Liga, before returning to River in 2006.

Tuzzio transferred to Independiente following the 2008 Apertura.

Honours

Personal life

Tuzzio holds both Argentine and Italian nationality.{{Cite web | url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=eduardo-nicolas-tuzzio | title=Eduardo TUZZIO | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806010512/https://ligue1.fr/joueur?id=eduardo-nicolas-tuzzio | archive-date=2023-08-06}}

International career

Tuzzio was called up to training with the Argentina national football team in preparation for the 2007 Copa América. However, he was not part of the final squad. He earned his second cap against Chile on 18 April 2007.

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