Alejandro Sabella
Alejandro Javier Sabella (local pronunciation: [saˈβela]; 5 November 1954 – 8 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager.
 Sabella in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Sabella | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 8 December 2020 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | River Plate | 117 | (11) |
| 1978–1980 | Sheffield United | 76 | (8) |
| 1980–1981 | Leeds United | 23 | (2) |
| 1982–1987 | Estudiantes (LP) | 149 | (10) |
| 1985 | → Grêmio (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 27 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Irapuato | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 433 | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1984 | Argentina | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2011 | Estudiantes | ||
| 2011–2014 | Argentina | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He began his playing career with River Plate. He moved to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United.
Sabella was known as "Alex" while in England. He played for Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato.
From 1983 to 1984, he managed the national team.
Sabella died of heart failure caused by a virus on 8 December 2020 at a hospital in Buenos Aires, aged 66.[1]
Honours
Player
River Plate
- Primera División: 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1976
Estudiantes (LP)
Grêmio
Manager
Estudiantes (LP)
- Copa Libertadores: 2009
- Primera División: 2010 Apertura
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2009
- Recopa Sudamericana runner-up: 2010
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
Alejandro Sabella Media
Sabella playing for River Plate in the mid-1970s
Sabella with Sheffield United in 1978.
At his return to Argentina, Sabella signed with Estudiantes de La Plata in 1981
Sabella managing Estudiantes de La Plata in 2009
Sabella (right) with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Lionel Messi in 2014
References
- ↑ "Murió Alejandro Sabella, un símbolo de la sobriedad y la jerarquía en la elite del fútbol". www.clarin.com. 8 December 2020.
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