Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ði esˈtefano]; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine born professional footballer and coach who played as a forward. Alfredo was often known as "Saeta rubia" ("Blond Arrow").[3][4]
| File:Di stefano argentina (cropped).jpg Di Stéfano in 1947 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 2014 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–1943 | Unión Progresista | ||
| 1944–1945 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1949 | River Plate | 66 | (49) |
| 1945–1946 | → Huracán (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 1949–1953 | Millonarios | 101 | (90) |
| 1953–1964 | Real Madrid | 282 | (216) |
| 1964–1966 | Espanyol | 47 | (11) |
| Total | 521 | (376) | |
| National team | |||
| 1947 | Argentina | 6 | (6) |
| 1957–1962 | Spain | 31 | (23) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–1968 | Elche | ||
| 1969–1970 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1970–1974 | Valencia | ||
| 1974 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1975–1976 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1976–1977 | Castellón | ||
| 1979–1980 | Valencia | ||
| 1981–1982 | River Plate | ||
| 1982–1984 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1985 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1986–1988 | Valencia | ||
| 1990–1991 | Real Madrid | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 1945 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Huracán (loan) | 1946 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| River Plate | 1947 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 28 |
| 1948 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | |
| 1949 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | |
| Total | 66 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 55 | |
| Millonarios | 1949 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
| 1950 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | |
| 1951 | 34 | 32 | 4? | 4? | 0 | 0 | 38? | 36? | |
| 1952 | 24 | 19 | 4? | 5? | 0 | 0 | 28? | 24? | |
| Total | 101 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 100 | |
| Real Madrid | 1953–54 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 |
| 1954–55 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 25 | |
| 1955–56 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 29 | |
| 1956–57 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 43 | |
| 1957–58 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 36 | |
| 1958–59 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 34 | |
| 1959–60 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 23 | |
| 1960–61 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 30 | |
| 1961–62 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 22 | |
| 1962–63 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | |
| 1963–64 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 17 | |
| Total | 282 | 216 | 50 | 40 | 64 | 52 | 396 | 308 | |
| Espanyol | 1964–65 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| 1965–66 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| Total | 47 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 14 | |
| Career totals | 521 | 376 | 70 | 54 | 78 | 57 | 669 | 487 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1947 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | |
| Spain[5] | 1957 | 7 | 7 |
| 1958 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1960 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1961 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 31 | 23 | |
Honours
Manager
Boca Juniors
River Plate
- Torneo Nacional: 1981
Valencia
Real Madrid
Records
Alfredo Di Stéfano Media
- Di stefano en huracan.jpg
Di Stéfano with the Huracán shirt. He played with the club in 1946
- La Maquina 1947 (2).jpg
Di Stéfano (third from left) in La Máquina team of 1947, along with Reyes, Moreno, Labruna, and Loustau
- Di stefano real madrid cf (cropped).png
Di Stéfano scoring a goal for Real Madrid where he won 17 official titles
- Real Madrid jersey 1956.jpg
Signed Real Madrid jersey worn by Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 1956 European Cup Final against Reims
- Alfredo Di Stéfano 1962.jpg
Di Stéfano with the Spain national team in 1962
- Alfredo Di Stéfano 1968 Sharjah stamp.jpg
Di Stéfano for Spain on a stamp from Sharjah
- Di Stefano El Grafico 1988.jpg
Alfredo Di Stefano in 1988
References
- General
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- Specific
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- ↑ "Real Madrid: 21 años del único Súper Balón de Oro de la historia" Archived 14 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Goal.com. (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2014
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ "ERIC BATTY’S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Archived 16 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 November 2015
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Further reading
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Other websites
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- Alfredo Di Stéfano at Real Madrid (in English and Spanish)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano – FIFA competition record
- Di Stéfano's high five UEFA.com
- Di Stéfano's golden memories UEFA.com
- Madrid salute Di Stéfano UEFA.com
- Spain national team stats from Sportec.es
- Detail of international appearances by RSSSF
- European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
- European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads