In the 1960 season, Real finished equal with Barcelona on the table, but the Catalonians were the ones to be awarded the title. Alfredo Di Stéfano, the best player of all time passed away aged 88. His coach and first mentor Carlos Peucelle taught him how to play the ball low and soon he made his first team debut in 1945, 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. ALFREDO RELAÑO. Along with Francisco Gento and José María Zárraga, he was one of only three players to play a part in all five victories, scoring goals in each of the five finals. He scored 418 goals in 510 games, of which 308 goals in 396 official matches (49 goals in 59 matches in the Champions Cup), becoming the best scorer in the history of the club, until that record was surpassed several decades later first by Raúl and then by Cristiano Ronaldo. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé - Real Madrid, Valencia CF, Boca Juniors, River Plate, CD Castellón, Rayo Vallecano, Sporting CP, Elche CF, Espanyol Barcelona, Millonarios, Huracán In the 1961-62 European season, Real reached the final of the tournament for the sixth time in its history, after eliminating Juventus and Standard Liège. He is Madrid's leading goalscorer in the history of El Clásico, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. However, he never played in the World Cup. Real easily won the 1961 title by a great margin to runners-up Atletico Madrid, but lost the final of the Generalísimo Cup again to Rojiblancos 3–2. Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé (4. heinäkuuta 1926 Buenos Aires, Argentiina – 7. heinäkuuta 2014 Madrid, Espanja) oli yksi kuuluisimmista jalkapalloilijoista.Hänet yhdistetään erityisesti espanjalaisseura Real Madridiin, jonka kanssa hän voitti viisi peräkkäistä Euroopan cupia.. Di Stéfano oli pelaajana monipuolisempi kuin esimerkiksi Pelé tai Diego Maradona. He announced his plans to marry her in the same year, but died before this happened. [30] Di Stéfano played in a match against São Paulo the day after he was released and received a standing ovation. Alfredo Di Stéfano was born on July 4, 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhe. On 16 July 1959, Real Madrid hosted a match against Pelé and his Brazilian club, Santos FC, during their European tour. Hij droeg de bijnaam La Saeta Rubia (De Blonde Pijl) vanwege zijn snelheid en blonde haar, dat opviel in het voornamelijk donkerharige Argentinië. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé was born on 4th of July 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [12], Di Stéfano was awarded the Ballon d'Or for the European Footballer of the Year in 1957 and 1959. [5] Di Stéfano also played four times for Colombia, during the Dimayor period of Colombian football. Alfredo Di Stéfano (4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine-Spanish football player. Despite what was previously stated, Bernabéu decided to throw a farewell match against Celtic in Madrid, to honour him for his services. Sara died in 2005. [10][30], A Spanish movie entitled Real, La Película (Real, The Movie), which recounted these events, was released on 25 August 2005. The second consecutive Spanish title allowed Real Madrid to be the first Spanish representative in the inaugural Champions Cup in the 1955-1956 season. Alfredo di Stéfano (født 4. juli 1926 i Buenos Aires, Argentina, død 7. juli 2014) var en argentinsk/spansk fodboldspiller.Han var angriber med en fremragende teknik og fik tilnavnet ”Den blonde pil” (på grund af hans lyse hår og hurtighed). Di Stéfano refused Bernabéu's proposal and he moved to Real Espanyol. This is the goal statistic of --- player Alfredo di Stéfano, which gives a detailed view on the goals the player has scored. Di Stéfano finished the season with 21 goals, second-highest scorer in the league behind Puskás who netted 28 goals. Di Stéfano scored in every final and made a hat-trick in the last, in a 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. During the season, Real also asserted itself in the last edition of the Latin Cup, overcoming Benfica 1–0 in the final with a decisive goal by Di Stéfano and at the end of the year, he won the 1957 Ballon d'Or. [15] He was voted fourth, behind Pelé, Diego Maradona, and Johan Cruyff, in a vote organized by France Football magazine which consulted their former Ballon d'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. Nieuws & Achter­grond He was a unique and one-off person; a genuis who took Real Madrid to the top … The Colombians participated in the tournament and won it, after drawing 2–2 with Swedish champions IFK Norrköping and overcoming Los Blancos, who were managed by Uruguayan legend Hector Scarone, by a 4–2 margin with a brace from Saeta Rubia in the presence of President Santiago Bernabéu, who arrived to the stadium to observe Adolfo Pedernera. Di Stéfano did not win the Pichichi award as Puskás was the topscorer of the league with 25 goals. [11], On 24 December 2005, 79-year-old Di Stéfano suffered a heart attack. Di Stéfano played international football mostly for Spain after moving to Madrid, but he also played for Argentina and Colombia. Di Stéfano played on the first match on 20 August, but on 24 August the Argentine champion was kidnapped by the National Liberation Armed Forces of Venezuela in the Potomac hotel in Caracas, and was released by them three days later, unharmed. je bio argentinsko - španjolski nogometaš i trener te počasni predsjednik Reala.Roditelji su mu bili talijanski doseljenici.Smatra se jednim od najboljih nogometaša koji je kročio nogometnim terenima. A muscular injury just before the competition prevented him from playing in the finals, but Di Stéfano travelled with the squad anyway, picking the number 6 jersey as his preferred number 9 was taken by Francisco Gento. Di Stéfano married Sara Freites in 1950; they had six children: Alfredo, Ignacio, Sofia, Silvana, Helena, and Nanette. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 04/07/1926 - 07/07/2014). Nieuws & Achter­grond Voetballegende Alfredo di Stéfano (88) overleden. Player strikes, and a dispute with the Brazilian Football Confederation, forced Argentina to withdraw from qualifying for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as well as the 1949 and 1953 South American Championships. In 1944 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. In Christmas 1952, Di Stéfano, still contracted with Millonarios, returned briefly to Buenos Aires, where he was even making plans to abandon football and start a business as the Argentine league was still not professional. Upon his return to River Plate, Di Stéfano became an integral part of La Máquina, taking on the role of the departing Adolfo Pedernera who had signed for Club Atlético Atlanta. Beceneve Saeta rubia („Szőke nyíl”) volt. However the Argentine forward was soon after contacted by Adolfo Pedernera, who had already agreed to terms with the Colombian Bogota-based club Millonarios F.C.. On 9 August 1949, after another one of his teammates, Néstor Rossi signed for the Colombian club without River Plate receiving any compensation for the transfer as the Colombian FA was still not affiliated with FIFA, Di Stéfano signed with the Colombians. Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano, regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has died. He also returned to Valencia in 1986 to guide them back to La Liga by winning the Segunda Division after their relegation the season prior before his arrival. [18], Born in Barracas, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Di Stéfano was the son of Alfredo Di Stéfano, a first-generation Italian Argentine (his father Michele emigrated to Argentina from Nicolosi in the 19th century), and Eulalia Laulhé Gilmont, an Argentine woman of French and Irish descent with her relatives being from Swinford, County Mayo.[19][20][21]. Di Stéfano retired from international football after the tournament. Alfredo Di Stefano: Real Madrid legend dies aged 88. After overcoming rivals Atlético Madrid in three games in the semi-final, Real Madrid won its fourth consecutive Champions Cup by defeating Stade de Reims again by a score of 2–0. In the league he was again the top scorer with 24 goals, but despite that, Athletic Bilbao won the tournament ahead of Barça and Real. Di Stéfano grew up playing street football, in oratories and in neighbourhood teams such as the Barracas "Unidos y Venceremos", and the Imán of the Flores district. 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, regarded as one of the best footballers of all time. The Blancos clinched their fourth consecutive Liga title and reached the final of the 1964 European Cup after defeating AC Milan in the quarterfinals 4–3. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 30 jan 2021 om 12:47. – Madrid, 2014. július 7.) Di Stéfano scored five more goals during the championship - including his first hat-trick against Colombia - as Argentina successfully defended the title they had won the previous year on home soil.[25]. Alfredo Stéfano di Stéfano Laulhé, argentinsko-španski nogometaš in trener, * 4. julij 1926, Buenos Aires, Argentina, † 7. julij 2014, Madrid, Španija.. Di Stéfano splošno velja za enega najboljših nogometašev v zgodovini tega športa. But in the second leg, Real beat the Uruguayans by 5–0 with Di Stéfano scoring one goal on 4 September 1960. [citation needed] But with Didi in the squad, the Blancos won their fifth consecutive Champions Cup. Sport Voetbalwereld verliest met Di Stéfano (88) een legende. In the semifinals, Di Stèfano contributed to the success against the Hungarian Vasas and the team reached the final against Juan Alberto Schiaffino's Milan. Its inaugural match was between Real Madrid and Stade de Reims, a rematch of the European Cup final won by Real Madrid in 1956. Real played against defending champions Benfica and though the Spaniards took the lead twice, in the second half of the game the Lusitanians successfully defend their title with a 5–3 win, courtesy of Eusébio. Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (Barracas, Buenos Aires 4. srpnja 1926. Real Madrid won the final with a 3–2 comeback win, and the Argentine finished the tournament as the top scorer with 10 goals. After the Champions Cup final loss in 1964 against Inter Milan, president Santiago Bernabéu offered Di Stéfano a place on the Real Madrid coaching staff instead of renewing the player's contract. Di Stéfano began his career at Argentina's River Plate aged 17, in 1943. The team at the time was not recognised by FIFA as the league had broken transfer rules in signing players while still under contract. The match was played on 16 July 2014, at the Millonarios' Estadio El Campín.[40]. Unlike the Spaniards, the Partizan players did not suffer on the terrain, taking the lead and dominating the game. [30], After retirement, Di Stéfano moved into coaching. Elche, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Castellón, Real Madrid In 1961, at the age of 36, Di Stéfano finally qualified for a World Cup, helping Spain qualify for the 1962 edition in Chile. Although the Catalans agreed, the decision created various discontent among the Blaugrana members and the president was forced to resign in September 1953. At the beginning of the second half, Di Stéfano scored the second goal to seal the victory. He finished 6th in the 1961 Ballon d'Or in December. Recognition and admiration for Di Stéfano. By the time qualifying began for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, FIFA had banned Di Stéfano from making any further appearances for Argentina, on account of his appearances for the Colombia XI two years earlier - though Argentina once again pulled out of qualifying. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (Buenos Aires, 4 juli 1926 – Madrid, 7 juli 2014) was een Argentijns profvoetballer en voetbaltrainer die in 1956 de Spaanse nationaliteit aannam. In December, France Football awarded Di Stéfano the 1959 Ballon d'Or, which he won ahead of teammate Raymond Kopa (who had already returned to Stade de Reims in the summer of 1959) and Juventus's Welsh star John Charles. Alfredo Di Stéfano, who has died aged 88, was the inspirational leader of the Real Madrid team of the 1950s, one of the best, and certainly one of the most successful, club sides of all time. [37] Following his death Di Stéfano received tributes from many famous football personalities including Alex Ferguson, Pelé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, and Bobby Charlton. argentin–spanyol labdarúgó, edző, a Real Madridban Puskás Ferenc egykori csapattársa. A penalty was awarded to Real Madrid, but Héctor Rial slipped when kicking and missed it. Di Stéfano played for Real Madrid for 11 years, winning 8 Spanish championships, 1 Spanish Cup, 2 Latin Cups, 5 consecutive Champions Cups (scoring in all the finals he won), 1 Intercontinental Cup, several individual titles including league top scorer 5 times. Alfredo Di Stéfano is number 10 in 90min's Top 50 Greatest Footballers of All Time Series. [13][14] In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Spain by the Royal Spanish Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years. Uprkos teškom detinjstvu, Alfredo nikada nije zapostavljao fudbal, a težak rad ga je samo razvio i očvrsnuo, tako da je bio svojevremeno jedan od najjačih igrača lige. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé známy aj pod menom Alfredo di Stéfano (* 4. júl 1926, Buenos Aires, Argentína – † 7. júl 2014, Madrid, Španielsko) bol argentínsko-španielsky futbalový reprezentant, ktorý odohral 4 zápasy aj za Kolumbiu, ktoré mu však neboli uznané Medzinárodnou futbalovou federáciou.Pôsobil aj ako tréner. Millonarios would start a global tour and spearheaded by Di Stéfano, they would beat Hungary and world champions Uruguay. Di Stéfano scored 32 goals in 34 games, more than any other player in the league. He received the nickname of Saeta Rubia from journalist Roberto Neuberger. Di Stéfano scored 23 goals in 29 games the following 1950 season, but Millonarios finished 2 points behind eventual champions Deportes Caldas. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (n. 4 iulie 1926 – d. 7 iulie 2014) a fost un fotbalist și antrenor de fotbal argentiniano-spaniol, considerat unul dintre cei mai mari jucători din istoria fotbalului. Di Stéfano scored 19 goals and won the top scorer award, obtaining the 1958 title at the expense of Atletico Madrid. FIFA initially refused to sanction this, but after Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and amid pressure from the Spanish FA, the decision was eventually reversed. In the quarter-finals of the 1958 Champions Cup, Real Madrid faced Sevilla FC, humiliating their opponents in the first leg in Madrid with an 8–0 victory, where Di Stéfano scored four goals. Legende Alfredo di Stéfano overleden. In the Champions Cup the team had their way eliminating the Swiss and later Partizan Belgrade, after a suffering a 3–0 defeat in Yugoslavia. [41], Naturalisation and the building of an empire, 1947 South American Championship winners (9th title), Club Social y Deportivo Unión Progresista, División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, List of international goals scored by Alfredo Di Stéfano, "Alfredo di Stéfano was one of football's greatest trailblazers", "Addio a Di Stefano, leggenda del Real e del calcio mondiale", "Maradona? During the 1959–1960 season, the Madrilenos signed the Brazilian midfielder Didi who was a World Cup winner, the best player of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and former teammate of Garrincha and Pelé. Alfredo Di Stéfano was born on July 4, 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhe. He is regarded as one of the first “total” football players, considered the grand master of his playing style and the prototype of a … Consequently, Real participated in the 1956-1957 season, eliminating Rapid Vienna, Nice, and Manchester United in the semifinals and beating Fiorentina 2–0 in the final, in Madrid. LaLiga feels discriminated against, with reason. In a bizarre publicity stunt at the premiere, kidnapper Paul del Rio, now a famous artist, and Di Stéfano were brought together for the first time since the abduction, 42 years before. As a result, Ferenc Puskás signed with Real Madrid in the summer of 1958 to strengthen the squad and Real Madrid would be blessed with one of the most lethal attacking pairs in the history of football. He is considered to be one of the all time greats to ever play the game of football. The final would be played in May 1953, after Di Stéfano had already gone to Argentina. Millonarios, who could not afford to pay the transfer fees anyhow, offered him a salary clearly higher than that at River Plate, and the Argentine forward started a new chapter in his career in Colombia, in period called El Dorado. FIFA appointed Armando Muñoz Calero, former president of the Spanish Football Federation as mediator. From the twenty-third day of the 1956-1957 championship, Real Madrid started a series of consecutive victorious home results that ended only in 1966, at the twenty-fifth round of the Liga, after 121 matches. Real won the 1957 championship and Di Stéfano was again the top scorer in the Liga with 31 goals. He was married to Sara Freites. The season finished with the loss of the 1958 Generalísimo Cup after they lost 2–0 to Athletic Bilbao. Real Madrid flew to Belgrade and despite the snowstorm that had hit the city in the previous days, the president Bernabéu agreed for the match not to be postponed. Real won the trophy with 3 wins and Di Stéfano finished as top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals (same as Vavá). The Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano) is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain, owned by LaLiga club Real Madrid.It is named after former Real Madrid legendary footballer Alfredo Di Stéfano.. Overview. Also, he is the only player in the world to own a Super Ballon D'Or. [30] Di Stéfano was released unharmed two days later close to the Spanish embassy without a ransom being paid, and Di Stéfano stressed that his kidnappers had not mistreated him. The following year, Real Madrid acquired Argentine Héctor Rial from the Nacional Montevideo, a signing recommended by Di Stéfano, for the attack of the Merengues. In March 1952, Real Madrid organized a friendly tournament in the Spanish capital at its newly constructed home ground; River Plate was invited to participate in Real Madrid's 50th-anniversary tournament. Most goals scored in European Cup finals: 7 (shared with Ferenc Puskás), Only player to be awarded the Super Ballon d'Or, This page was last edited on 11 May 2021, at 13:20. The Argentine veteran scored 9 goals in all competitions in his first season with Espanyol, putting an end to a streak of 15 consecutive seasons in which he scored in double figures (18 total). Voorpagi­na Teruglezen - Kuipers is klaar, Van Persiepenning populair, rouw om Di Stefano. The relationship between Muñoz, who had the support of President Bernabéu, and the Argentine player was already frayed. Di Stéfano scored in five consecutive European Cup finals for Real Madrid between 1956 and 1960, including a hat-trick in the last. Di Stéfano, whose idol was Paraguayan Arsenio Erico, the Independiente striker, learned from the big stars, especially Pedernera. Svá nejslavnější léta prožil ve španělském klubu Real Madrid, kde do své smrti zastával funkci čestného předsedy. Di Stéfano - without ever holding a Colombian passport - made four appearances for the Colombian XI team, which did not appear in the official records of FIFA.[26]. [11] He is currently the sixth highest scorer in the history of Spain's top division, and Real Madrid's third highest league goalscorer of all time. [11] Madrid were also beaten by Aberdeen, managed by Alex Ferguson, in the European Cup Winners' Cup final. He was an actor, known for Saeta rubia (1956), Il mare (1962) and Once pares de botas (1954). [34][35][36], On 8 July, Di Stéfano's coffin was placed on public display at the Bernabéu Stadium. He was an actor, known for Saeta rubia (1956), Con los mismos colores (1949) and Il mare (1962). He played for Argentina national team and Spain national team.He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Despite that upheaval Di Stéfano scored 13 goals in 23 games and River Plate finished third. He scored the first two goals of his career in a 3–1 victory against Estudiantes (LP). During the only match Di Stéfano played in the previous season, the president of Huracán was impressed by his potential; Di Stéfano agreed to join them, as he realised his chances of making the first team for River Plate were limited. Given that the Brazilian's style of play was similar to Di Stéfano's, the Brazilian often clashed with the Argentine and there were rumours that he asked for his release from the club's management in the summer of 1960. [11], Di Stéfano resided in Spain until his death in 2014. The next year he became part of the first team which was called La Máquina due to their unprecedented success, consisting of players like the legendary Pedernera, Labruna Muñoz, and Loustau. Due to a footballers' strike in Argentina in 1949, Di Stéfano went to play for Millonarios of Bogotá in the Colombian league. The league victory gave River Plate the right to represent Argentina in the Copa Aldao against the champions of Uruguay Nacional Montevideo who featured great player like goalkeeper Anibal Paz and Walter Taibo in a two-nation club competition that tracked origins to 1913 and for many it was considered as the precursor to the Copa Libertadores. People already had noticed his talent. The strike lasted for 8 months until 1949 and it eventually meant the departure of the best Argentine footballers to other leagues, in particular Colombia's, which was one of the most lucrative in the world at the time. Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (Spaingie pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ði (e)sˈtefano]; 4 Julie 1926 – 7 Julie 2014) wis a fitbawer an coach, wha haes been cried the best, maist complete an influential fitbawer o aw time. But, with Di Stéfano at the age of 37, Real won the 1963 title over Atletico Madrid, with Puskás finishing as top scorer once again. 2007-ben Az UEFA elnökének díjának díjazottja. Scored in most consecutive European Cup finals: 5. Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez and captain Iker Casillas were amongst those in attendance. 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). The Spanish team, with a forward line also boasting Barcelona and Real Madrid stars Laszlo Kubala, Luis Suárez and Francisco Gento, were favourites to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, having been drawn into a qualification group with Scotland and minnows Switzerland. Alfredo Di Stefano: Real Madrid legend dies aged 88. At the end of the year, on 18 December 1956, the first Ballon d'Or was awarded, and Di Stéfano missed on winning it by just 3 votes to Stanley Matthews. After moving to Bogota in 1949, during a break in the Colombian League in 1951, friendly matches were organised under the name of combined XI of the Colombian league. On Tuesday, 9 May 2006 the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium was opened at Real Madrid's training centre. It was one of the most anticipated games of the tour, given the reputation that Pelé had started building. Di Stéfano, who kept himself in excellent condition, excelled during his games and led Millonarios to a second title in 1951, leaving runners-up Boca Juniors de Cali 11 points behind at the final table. The season started early with the participation of Real Madrid in the 1956 Small Club World Cup in Caracas, Venezuela as European champions. The club won another league title in 1955 leaving Barcelona again in the second place of the table. During the final, Enrique Mateos, substituting for Puskás (the Hungarian feared retaliation and decided not to depart with the tam for the final in Stuttgart), took a penalty instead of Di Stéfano and missed it. He also managed Sporting in the 1974–75 season and Real Madrid between 1982 and 1984. After the Superga air disaster, in May 1949, a friendly match between River Plate and Grande Torino was played and Di Stéfano was promised to the Granata. In the following season, Real Madrid was further strengthened with the arrival of Uruguayan José Santamaría on defense. This started a battle between the two Spanish rivals for his rights. Spain won both of the reverse fixtures 4–1, but the damage had already been done: Scotland beat Switzerland in their final match and qualified at Spain's expense. Many international stars like the Hungarians Béla Sárosi, László Szőke, Lithuanian Vytautas Kriščiūnas, the Argentines René Pontoni, Héctor Rial, English Charlie Mitten from Manchester United for 5.000 pounds a year, Neil Franklin from Stoke City, French-Hungarian Ferenc Nyers, Italian Luigi Di Franco, the Brazilian legend Heleno de Freitas, and others had joined the league after legendary Perdenera first signed. The Spaniards faced Vasco da Gama, AS Roma and FC Porto playing against players like World Cup winner Alcides Ghiggia and Vavá. Di Stéfano, Perdenera, and Nestor Rossi who joined Millonarios in the summer, formed the famous trio called the Ballet Azul and helped them win their first title ever beating Deportivo Cali in the 1949 final, with Di Stéfano scoring 16 goals in 14 games. , Real Madrid, kde do své smrti zastával funkci čestného předsedy team squad of River Plate finished third campaign... 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