Ricardo Altamirano

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ricardo Altamirano

| image =

| fullname = Ricardo Daniel Altamirano

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Laguna Paiva, Argentina

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1982–1986

| youthclubs1 = Unión de Santa Fe

| years1 = 1986–1988

| years2 = 1988–1992

| years3 = 1992–1997

| years4 = 1997–1998

| clubs1 = Unión de Santa Fe

| clubs2 = Independiente

| clubs3 = River Plate

| clubs4 = Unión de Santa Fe

| caps1 = 63

| caps2 = 102

| caps3 = 123

| caps4 = 31

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 4

| goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1991–1995

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 27

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 15 April 2008

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ARG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}

{{Medal|W|1993 Ecuador|}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA Confederations Cup}}

{{Medal|Winner|1992 Saudi Arabia|}}

{{MedalCompetition|CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions}}

{{Medal|W|1993 Argentina|}}

}}

Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (born 12 December 1965) is a former Argentina international footballer who played as a defender.

Altamirano signed as a youth player in 1982 at Unión de Santa Fe, he made his breakthrough into the first team in 1986, but left the club shortly after their relegation from the Argentine Primera in 1988.

Altamirano joined Club Atlético Independiente in 1988, he was part of the squad that won the 1988–89 championship.

Altamirano received his first call-up to the Argentina national team in 1991. He played in three Copa Américas, he was part of the winning squad in 1991 and 1993 and part of the team that were eliminated in the Quarter finals by Brazil in 1995. Altamirano also represented Argentina in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992 won by Argentina.

In 1992 Altamirano joined River Plate where he went on to another six major titles, 4 league titles, the Copa Libertadores 1996 and the Supercopa Sudamericana 1997.

:Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Altamirano goal.

class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Ricardo Altamirano
scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|16 October 1992}} |King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |{{fb|Ivory Coast}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |1992 King Fahd Cup |{{Cite web|title=Argentina vs. Ivory Coast|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30057/Argentina_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=17 October 2024}}