Luis del Sol
Luis del Sol Cascajares (6 April 1935 – 20 June 2021) was a Spanish footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a midfielder for Real Betis, Real Madrid, Juventus, and AS Roma. He was also capped 16 times for Spain, and played for them at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups, and at the 1964 European Nations' Cup, which Spain won.[1] He was thought to be one of the most important Spanish footballers of the 1960s,[2] and was voted as one of the important players in Juventus' history.[2][3]
 Del Sol with Juventus in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis del Sol Cascajares | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Arcos de Jalón, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 2021 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alegría | |||
| San Gerónimo | |||
| Retiro San Miguel | |||
| Andalucía | |||
| 1951–1953 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1959 | Betis | 152 | (38) |
| 1953–1954 | → Utrera (loan) | ||
| 1960–1962 | Real Madrid | 55 | (22) |
| 1962–1970 | Juventus | 228 | (20) |
| 1970–1972 | Roma | 50 | (4) |
| 1972–1973 | Betis | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 502 | (84) | |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Spain B | 3 | (0) |
| 1960–1966 | Spain | 16 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Carmona | |||
| 1981–1982 | Jerez Industrial | ||
| 1982–1983 | Betis B | ||
| 1983–1986 | Betis (youth) | ||
| 1986 | Betis B (interim) | ||
| 1986–1987 | Betis | ||
| 1990 | Recreativo | ||
| 2001 | Betis | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
After he retired from playing football, he became a manager. He managed Jerez Industrial, Recreativo de Huelva, and Real Betis' main, reserve, and youth teams. He died in Seville on 20 June 2021, at the age of 86.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | |||
| 1954–55 | Real Betis Balompié | Segunda División | 0 | 0 |
| 1955–56 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | La Liga | 25 | 3 | |
| 1959–60 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 1960–61 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 29 | 17 |
| 1961–62 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1962–63 | Juventus | Serie A | 33 | 6 |
| 1963–64 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1964–65 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1967–68 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1968–69 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1969–70 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1970–71 | Roma | Serie A | 23 | 4 |
| 1971–72 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Spain | League | |||
| 1972–73 | Real Betis Balompié | La Liga | 17 | 0 |
| Country | Spain | 112 | 28 | |
| Italy | 278 | 24 | ||
| Total | 390 | 52 | ||
International
| Spain national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | 7 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 3 |
Luis Del Sol Media
Del Sol and Luis Suárez with Spain in 1962
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References
- ↑ A skilful player who gave his all on the pitchReal Madrid CF. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miguel Á. Morán. Luis del Sol, mito del beticismo, celebra su 80 cumpleaños (in es) (6 April 2015). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ Viaggio tra le Stelle: Luis Del Sol (in it) (29 June 2011).
- ↑ Morán, Miguel Ángel (20 June 2021) (in es). Muere Luis del Sol, leyenda del Betis. https://www.marca.com/futbol/betis/2021/06/20/60cf764de2704e064a8b45c9.html. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. Luis del Sol. www.national-football-teams.com.
Other websites
- Luis del Sol at BDFutbol
- Luis del Sol manager profile at BDFutbol
- Luis del Sol at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luis del Sol – FIFA competition record
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