*FIFA World Cup 1978 Champion & Tottenham Top Legend* Ricky Villa #18 Match Worn Shirt with REFEREE REPORT! vs SOUTH KOREA played at Argentina, January 15, 1971

*Provenance: Collection of Referee, Humberto Dellacasa*

Ricardo Julio Villa (born 18 August 1952), more commonly known as Ricky Villa, is an Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder. He was FIFA World Cup 1978 Argentina Champion!

He was famous for his time playing football from 1970 to 1989.

Villa was born in Roque Pérez, Buenos Aires. In the 1970s he played successively for Quilmes, Atlético de Tucumán and Racing Club. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Argentinian team that won the tournament and made two appearances as a substitute in the second round. Afterwards, he was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur's Keith Burkinshaw together with Ossie Ardiles.


Arriving to a ticker tape welcome at White Hart Lane, Villa scored against Nottingham Forest on his debut at the City Ground. Villa scored a total of 25 goals in 179 Spurs appearances, including his winning goal against Manchester City in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay – for which he won the Wembley goal of the century award in 2001. He had also opened the scoring in the 8th minute of that final replay. He was withdrawn from the 1982 FA Cup Final Tottenham team, due to the outbreak of the Falklands Conflict.

Shirt details: Industria Argentina tag, blurred and Numbers stiched in leather material.