Alfredo Di Stefano dies at 88; player led Real Madrid to 5 championships Chicago Tribune

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ðjesˈtefano]; 4 July 1926 - 7 July 2014) was a professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Nicknamed "Saeta rubia" ("Blond Arrow"), he is best known for his achievements with Real Madrid, where he was instrumental in the club's domination of the. Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926, Buenos Aires, Argentina—died July 7, 2014, Madrid, Spain) Argentine-born football (soccer) player and manager, regarded as one of the greatest centre forwards in football history. His reputation was based largely on his performance for the Spanish club Real Madrid (1953-64), for which he was an.

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Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé [alˈfɾeðo ði esˈtefano]; 4 July 1926 - 7 July 2014) was an Argentine born professional . Alfredo was often known as "Saeta rubia" ("Blond Arrow"). Di Stéfano's award in "The Champions Promenade" on the seafront of the Principality of. European Cup Winners' Cup. Supercopa de España. (Autobiography. Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano, regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has died. The 88-year-old suffered a heart attack on Saturday and had been in an induced coma in Madrid. 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. It. European football icon Alfredo Di Stéfano, who has died at 88, enthralled the world with his sublime skills and spectacular goals for Real Madrid CF during a stellar career.

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Alfredo Di Stefano (R) with Raymond Kopa after Real Madrid's 1957 European Cup win. (AFP) He caught the eye in Spain when he played in an exhibition match as part of Real's 50th anniversary. Associated Press. Alfredo Di Stéfano, an Argentine soccer star who built a legendary career when he moved to Europe in the 1950s and led Real Madrid to five straight Continental club. Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano has died in hospital at the age of 88. - Alvarez: Di Stefano obituary - Vickery: Di Stefano, South America's greatest Di Stefano had been in a coma at the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon in Madrid after he suffered a heart attack during a meal to celebrate his 88th birthday at the weekend. Alfredo di Stefano (centre) won La Liga on eight occasions with Real Madrid. When the European Cup - as the Champions League was then known - was launched in the 1955-56 season there was no.

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Alfredo Di Stefano continued his natural progression by accepting his first Argentina national team call-up in 1947. His initiation, however, took place amid a heated atmosphere brought forth by. Alfredo Di Stefano Becoming An European Footballer. During Millonarios's tour of South America and Spain, at the Neuvo Estadio Chamartín (later renamed the Santiago Bernabéu), they played in a friendly against Spanish club Real Madrid.. In recalling Alfredo Di Stefano's performance, in which he scored a double in their 4-2 victory, Real Madrid manager Miguel Muñoz said, "He was. Frequently bracketed with Pele and Diego Maradona among the greatest exponents of the game, Alfredo Di Stefano, who died on Monday, aged 88, was one of the most complete footballers of all time. Alfredo Di Stefano was unique. His career spanned eras which linked football's yesteryear, its today and its tomorrow. Though he died last July his legacy stands supreme because, as a footballer, he was both of his time and ahead of his time. Di Stefano knew it. He did not do false modesty.

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Di Stefano is the only man Maradona ever rated more highly than himself; the man who altered the face of football forever. When FIFA came to name the 20th century's best player, they couldn't. ICON SERIES Alfredo Di Stefano; The list. 100 to 91 • 90 to 81 • 80 to 71 • 70 to 61 • 60 to 51 • 50 to 41 • 40 to 31 • 30 to 21.