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]

Alfredo Di Stéfano
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Di Stéfano in 1947
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé[1]
Date of birth(1926-07-04)4 July 1926
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death7 July 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 88)
Place of deathMadrid, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1940–1943Unión Progresista
1944–1945River Plate
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1945–1949River Plate66(49)
1945–1946Huracán (loan)25(10)
1949–1953Millonarios101(90)
1953–1964Real Madrid282(216)
1964–1966Espanyol47(11)
Total521(376)
National team
1947Argentina6(6)
1957–1962Spain31(23)
Teams managed
1967–1968Elche
1969–1970Boca Juniors
1970–1974Valencia
1974Sporting CP
1975–1976Rayo Vallecano
1976–1977Castellón
1979–1980Valencia
1981–1982River Plate
1982–1984Real Madrid
1985Boca Juniors
1986–1988Valencia
1990–1991Real Madrid
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

Player

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Di Stéfano won the Primera División and the Copa Aldao with River Plate in 1947.
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Di Stéfano won the South American Championship with Argentina in 1947.

River Plate

Millonarios

Real Madrid

Argentina

Individual

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Di Stéfano's Golden Foot award in “The Champions Promenade" on the seafront of the Principality of Monaco

Manager

Boca Juniors

River Plate

  • Torneo Nacional: 1981

Valencia

Real Madrid

Records

  • Scored in most European Cup finals: five[16]
  • Scored in most consecutive European Cup finals: five
  • Most goals scored in European Cup finals: seven (shared with Ferenc Puskás)
  • Only player to be awarded the Super Ballon d'Or[17]

Alfredo Di Stéfano Media

References

General
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Specific
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Further reading

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