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Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé was an Argentine and Spanish professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubia", he played in all five of Madrid's European Cup victories during the 1950s and 1960s. He played international football for Argentina and Colombia before becoming a naturalised citizen of Spain and playing for its national team. He is widely regarded as…
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sports · Argentine footballer (1926–2014) · association football player · association football coach · also Alfredo Di Stéfano, Alfredo Di Stefano, Alfredo Stefano di Stefano Laulhe, Stéfano
Born 4 July 1926 · Died 7 July 2014 · Q164546
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2026· 16 entries
El Espectador: Alfredo Di Stéfano se encuentra hospitalizado tras sufrir un paro cardíaco
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El Desmarque: Javier Aguirre, un viejoven que toma el relevo de Alfredo Di Stéfano: Peter Lim ya lleva 14
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Meridiano.net: Real Madrid recibe al PSG en el Alfredo Di Stéfano en un partidazo de Champions
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Tribuna.com: El Real Madrid debuta en la Champions League Femenina frente a un PSG renovado con el Alfredo Di Stéfano como escenario
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VAVEL.com: El Real Madrid desarma al Valencia en el Di Stéfano
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“I had the pleasure as a young man of being influenced by the great Real Madrid and Di Stefano. His head was up all the time. He was such a fantastic footballer.”
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Public attention spiked: 8,842 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.4× the usual 1,384, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: topPlayed for Colombia NT as well (Happy 100th birthday Alfredo)
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Moviefone: Alfredo Di Stéfano
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2025· 2 entries
beIN Sports: Franco Mastantuono Scores His First Goal for Real Madrid on the Same Day Alfredo DI Stéfano Made His Debut
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Won: IFFHS World's Best Man Player of All Time with IFFHS Legends (2025).
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2021· 3 entries
Won: 11Leyendas Jornal AS with IFFHS Legends (2021).
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Won: IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time with IFFHS Legends (2021).
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Won: IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team with IFFHS Legends (2021).
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2020· 2 entries
Won: Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver) with IFFHS Legends (2020).
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as.com: Real Madrid study playing remaining home games at Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano
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2019· 1 entry
Sports Illustrated: Alfredo Di Stefano: Ode to the Man Who Surpassed All Records
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2016· 1 entry
NBC Sports: Alfredo Di Stefano to have street named after him in Madrid
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2014· 38 entries
ESPN: Adios, Alfredo Di Stefano
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The Denver Post: Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid great, dies at age 88
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Couriermail: Football world pays tribute to former Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano who has died aged 88
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ESPN: Alfredo Di Stefano greatest of all time
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Yahoo: Alfredo Di Stefano, former Real Madrid superstar, dies at 88
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Yahoo! Sports: Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano dies at the age of 88
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CNN: Alfredo Di Stefano: Real Madrid great dies aged 88
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Died 2014-07-07.
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Mid Day: Alfredo di Stefano 'serious but stable'
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Sports Illustrated: Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid legend, dies at 88 after heart attack
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“Correr es importante, pero solo si sabes jugar, porque una cosa es darle a la pelota y otra interpretar el fútbol. [Carlos] Peucelle me dijo una vez, mostrándome la pelota: "¿Sabes de qué está hecha?". "De cuero", le respondí. "¿Y de dónde sale el cuero?", continuó. "De la vaca", contesté. "¿Y qué come la vaca?", añadió. "Pasto", dije yo. "Pues ahí quiero la pelota, en el pasto.”
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The New York Times described him as an "agile, tireless and versatile" player who personified total football
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“People nowadays are obsessed with golden awards, about who is the best — when we know in reality the one with more money wins.”
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“I've always been a team player, that's all. One for all and all for one.”
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“I always enjoyed training, sweating and learning”
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“Do you know how many rules there are in football? … There are 17 rules. That's it. Everyone talks about football and nobody remembers this simple fact.”
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“We must always strive to improve, little by little.”
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“The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 192.”
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“Si può dire che Maradona, Pelè e Di Stefano equivalgano a Bach, Mozart e Beethoven. Sono i fuori categoria. Dopo di che si può tranquillamente parlare di calciatori bravi, anzi bravissimi: Causio, Tardelli, Maldini, Riva. (Rino Marchesi)”
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“I was a forward, and one of the obligations of a forward is to score goals.”
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“Un partit de futbol sense gols és com un diumenge sense sol.”
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“La gente discute di Pelé e Maradona. Per me il migliore è stato Di Stefano. (Pelé)”
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“Puskas manejaba la bola con la pierna izquierda mejor que yo con la mano.”
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“The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 98.”
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“Failure is a necessary part of success.”
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“Tot el que fem amb els peus, ho hem de fer abans amb el cap.”
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“The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 94.”
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“Les finals no es juguen, es guanyen.”
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“Finals are not to be played; they are to be won.”
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“Hem jugat com mai i hem perdut com sempre.”
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“The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 71.”
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“Fer gols és com fer l'amor, tothom sap com fer-ho però ningú ho fa com jo.”
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“Messi è il mio giocatore preferito, e può diventare migliore di me, Diego, Pelè e Cruyff. Leo è uno che calcisticamente mi seduce.”
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“Ball is made of leather, leather comes from cows, cows eat grass, and there is where the ball must be.”
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“Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera, Labruna y Loustau. De ahí sacá el que quieras.”
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“Un 0-0 es como un domingo sin sol.”
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“Lo bueno del fútbol es jugar al fútbol, porque si uno está en la cancha y no maniobra con la pelota, es correr al fútbol, no jugar al fútbol.”
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The New York Times described him as "an agile, tireless and versatile player" who "personified total soccer
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2013· 4 entries
Won award: World Soccer Greatest XI of all time (2013).
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Yahoo! Sports: 86-year-old Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano to marry woman 50 years his junior
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Di Stéfano's children won custody of him and his assets in order to prevent his planned wedding to Gina González, his Costa Rican secretary who was 50 years younger than him
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Di Stéfano's children won custody of him and his assets in order to prevent him from marrying Gina González, his secretary who was 50 years younger than him
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2011· 1 entry
Won award: Copa América Historical Dream Team (2011).
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2008· 2 entries
“Quotes of Di Stéfano from "Training, sweating and learning" by Marcela Mora y Araujo, in The Guardian (10 June 2008).”
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Di Stéfano was honoured by both UEFA and Real Madrid with a special Presidents' award issued by FIFA at a ceremony in Madrid, where a statue was also unveiled
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2007· 2 entries
Won award: UEFA President's Award (2007).
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Awarded UEFA President's Award (2007).
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2004· 4 entries
Won award: Golden Foot (2004).
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Won award: UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player of Spain (2004).
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Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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Was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires (2003).
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Awarded Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires trolazo (2003).
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1999· 1 entry
Won award: World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century (1999).
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1998· 1 entry
Won award: World Team of the 20th Century (1998).
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1994· 1 entry
Won award: FIFA Order of Merit (1994).
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1990· 1 entry
Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (1990).
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1989· 2 entries
Won award: Super Ballon d'Or (1989).
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Di Stefano was awarded the Super Ballon d'Or, given to the best player of the previous three decades, and is currently the award's only ever reciepient
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1987· 1 entry
Won: Segunda División with Valencia (1986–87).
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1986· 1 entry
To guide them back to La Liga by winning the Segunda Division after their relegation the season prior before his arrival
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1981· 2 entries
Won: Primera División with River Plate (1981).
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Di Stéfano was hired as coach of River Plate, the club where he had debuted as player
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1980· 1 entry
Won: European Cup Winners' Cup with Valencia (1979–80).
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1972· 1 entry
Won: Copa del Rey runner-up (2) with Valencia (1971–72).
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1971· 2 entries
Won: La Liga with Valencia (1970–71).
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Won: Copa del Rey runner-up (2) with Valencia (1970–71).
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1970· 1 entry
Joined Valencia in 1970.
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1969· 3 entries
Won: Primera División with Boca Juniors (1969).
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Won: Copa Argentina with Boca Juniors (1969).
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Joined Boca Juniors in 1969.
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1967· 1 entry
Joined Elche in 1967.
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1966· 2 entries
Just a few months shy of his 40th birthday, helping his team avoid relegation in both seasons
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At the twenty-fifth round of the Liga, after 121 matches
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1965· 2 entries
Di Stéfano was made the godfather of Quique Sánchez Flores, the son of Di Stéfano's then Real Madrid teammate Isidro Sánchez
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Di Stéfano was made the godfather of Quique Sánchez Flores, the son of Di Stéfano's Real Madrid teammate Isidro Sánchez
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1964· 8 entries
Won award: World Soccer World XI (1964).
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Won award: Spanish Player (Athlete) of the Year (1964).
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Runner-up: European Cup with Real Madrid (1963–64).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1963–64).
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Played for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (1964–1966) — 47 appearances, 11 goals.
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And played there until retiring at the age of 40
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Against Inter Milan, president Santiago Bernabéu offered Di Stéfano a place on the Real Madrid coaching staff instead of renewing the player's contract
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Di Stefano signed with Espanyol and played for them for the remainder of his career until retiring at the age of 40 in 1966
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1963· 2 entries
Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1962–63).
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Won award: World Soccer World XI (1963).
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1962· 5 entries
Won the Spanish Copa del Rey with Real Madrid (1961-1962).
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Runner-up: European Cup with Real Madrid (1961–62).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1961–62).
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Won award: World Soccer World XI (1962).
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Won: Copa del Generalísimo with Real Madrid (1961–62).
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1961· 3 entries
Won award: World Soccer World XI (1961).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1960–61).
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At the age of 35, Di Stéfano finally qualified for a World Cup, helping Spain qualify for the 1962 edition in Chile
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1960· 5 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid (1960).
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Won award: Spanish Player (Athlete) of the Year (1960).
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Won: European Cup with Real Madrid (1959–60).
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Won award: World Soccer World XI (1960).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid (1960).
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1959· 7 entries
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Real Madrid (1959).
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Won Pichichi Trophy (1959).
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Won Ballon d'Or (1959).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1959).
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Won award: Pichichi Trophy (1958–59).
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Won: European Cup with Real Madrid (1958–59).
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Won award: Spanish Player (Athlete) of the Year (1959).
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1958· 5 entries
Won award: Pichichi Trophy (1957–58).
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Won: European Cup with Real Madrid (1957–58).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1957–58).
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Won award: European Cup top scorer (1957–58).
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Won Pichichi Trophy (1958).
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1957· 13 entries
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Real Madrid (1957).
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Won: Latin Cup with Real Madrid (1957).
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Won: European Cup with Real Madrid (1956–57).
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Won Ballon d'Or (1957).
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Won Pichichi Trophy (1957).
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Runner-up: Tournoi de Paris with Real Madrid (1957).
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Won award: Spanish Player (Athlete) of the Year (1957).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1956–57).
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Won award: Pichichi Trophy (1956–57).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1957).
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Joined Spain in 1957.
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And Di Stéfano was again the top scorer with 31 goals
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Played for Spain men's national football team (1957–1961) — 31 appearances, 23 goals.
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1956· 7 entries
Won award: Pichichi Trophy (1955–56).
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Won award: Small Club World Cup top scorer (1956).
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Runner-up: Ballon d'Or (1956).
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Won Pichichi Trophy (1956).
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Won: Small Club World Cup (Non-official) with Real Madrid (1956).
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Won: European Cup with Real Madrid (1955–56).
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And amid pressure from the Spanish FA, the decision was eventually reversed
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1955· 3 entries
Won: Latin Cup with Real Madrid (1955).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1954–55).
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With José Villalonga, leaving Barcelona again in second place in the table
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1954· 5 entries
Won the Spanish La Liga with Real Madrid (1953-1954).
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Won Pichichi Trophy (1954).
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Won award: Pichichi Trophy (1953–54).
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (1953–54).
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For the equivalent of 150 million Italian lira (according to other sources 200,000 dollars)
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1953· 5 entries
Won: Small Club World Cup (Non-official) with Millonarios (1953).
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Won: Copa Colombia with Millonarios (1953).
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“that it was hard to find another like it.”
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Joined Real Madrid in 1953.
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Played for Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (1953–1964) — 282 appearances, 216 goals.
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1952· 2 entries
Won: Campeonato Profesional with Millonarios (1952).
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Won award: Campeonato Profesional top scorer (1952).
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1951· 3 entries
Won award: Campeonato Profesional top scorer (1951).
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Won: Campeonato Profesional with Millonarios (1951).
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Leaving runners-up Boca Juniors de Cali 11 points behind at the final table
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1949· 6 entries
Won: Campeonato Profesional with Millonarios (1949).
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The Argentinian league went on strike, and Di Stéfano moved to Millonarios in Colombia
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Played for Millonarios (1949–1953) — 102 appearances, 90 goals.
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Played for Colombia men's national football team (1949–1952) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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Transferred to Millonarios of Bogotá in the Colombian league until 1953, when he left for Real Madrid
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Di Stéfano transferred to Millonarios of Bogotá in the Colombian league
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1948· 2 entries
Runner-up: South American Championship of Champions with River Plate (1948).
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Beginning the El Dorado period on 25 April 1949
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1947· 5 entries
Won: Copa Aldao with River Plate (1947).
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Won award: Argentine Primera División top scorer (1947).
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Won: South American Championship with Argentina (1947).
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Won: Argentine Primera División with River Plate (1947).
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Played for Argentina men's national football team (1947–1947) — 6 appearances, 6 goals.
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1946· 1 entry
Played for Club Atlético Huracán (1946–1946) — 25 appearances, 10 goals.
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1945· 3 entries
Won: Argentine Primera División with River Plate (1945).
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At the age of 19: on 15 July of that year he debuted against Huracán in a 2–1 defeat on the twelfth day of the 1945 Argentine championship
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Played for Boca Juniors (1945–1949) — 66 appearances, 49 goals.
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1944· 2 entries
Di Stéfano's father wrote a letter of recommendation to River Plate, and the club sent a reply telegram to invite him to an audition with the youth team
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Di Stéfano's father wrote a letter of recommendation to River Plate, and the club invited Di Stéfano to audition for the youth team
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1940· 2 entries
His family moved to the countryside, where he played for Unión Progresista with his brother Tulio
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His family moved to the countryside and Di Stéfano started working with his father and playing football with his brother Tulio for Unión Progresista until 1943, when the family returned to Buenos Aires
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1926· 1 entry
Born 1926-07-04.
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1912· 1 entry
Due to a knee injury), introduced young Alfredo to football
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