Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Full name: Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé
Date of birth: 4 July 1926 (age 84)
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder, Forward




Football's greatest: Alfredo Di Stéfano

Di Stéfano
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Di Stéfano
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Biography

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Alfredo Di Stéfano was one of the most important players of the Madrid of the 50s and 60s that won the European Cup 5 times in a row (1956-1960). Di Stéfano scored in every final and made a hat-trick in the last, in a 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. At that time Di Stéfano's Madrid dominated the Spanish League by winning it 8 times. Di Stéfano had a great stamina and an incredible versatility and tactical vision. Although he was often referred to as a center-forward, Di Stéfano played in the defense, midfield and forward line. Despite being one of the greatest players ever, he never played at a World Cup due to various political reasons.

Career

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Club Record
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1945–1949	River Plate	95	79
1946	Huracán (loan)	55	40
1949–1953	Millonarios	131	120
1953–1964	Real Madrid	302	246
1964–1966	Espanyol	77	41
Total		660	526

National Team
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1947	Argentina	6	6
1949	Colombia	4	0
1957–1961	Spain	31	23

Honours

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Team Honours
Team	Trophy	Years
Argentina	Copa America	1947
River Plate	Argentinean Championship	1945,1947
Millonarios de Bogota	Colombian Championship	1949,1951,1952
Real Madrid	Intercontinental Cup	1960
Real Madrid	European Cup	1956,1957,1958,1959,1960
Real Madrid	Spanish Championship	1954,1955,1957,1958,1961,1962,1963,1964
Real Madrid	Spanish Cup	1962

Individual Honours
Trophy	Years
Ballon d'Or	1957,1959