SOCCER PLAYER

Alfredo Di Stéfano

1926 - 2014

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Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ðjesˈtefano]; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, widely 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 European Cup and La Liga during the 1950s and 1960s. Along with Francisco Gento and José María Zárraga, he was one of only three players to play a part in all five European Cup victories, scoring goals in each of the five finals. Di Stéfano played international football mostly for Spain after moving to Madrid and becoming a naturalised citizen, but he also played for Argentina and Colombia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfredo Di Stéfano is the 8th most popular soccer player, the 5th most popular biography from Argentina and the 2nd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Alfredo di stéfano is most famous for his time with Real Madrid, where he helped the team win the European Cup five times in a row from 1956 to 1960.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 8 out of 21,273. Before him are Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, and Lev Yashin. After him are Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Zinedine Zidane, and Michel Platini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 5. Before him are Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, and Michel Foucault. After him are Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Leslie Nielsen, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Dario Fo, and Ben Roy Mottelson. Among people deceased in 2014, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 2. Before him is Gabriel García Márquez. After him are Robin Williams, Eusébio, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, Hiroo Onoda, Gough Whitlam, Claudio Abbado, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, and Eli Wallach.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 5 out of 1,154. Before him are Pope Francis (1936), Che Guevara (1928), Jorge Luis Borges (1899), and Diego Maradona (1960). After him are Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and José de San Martín (1778).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 2. Before him are Diego Maradona (1960). After him are Lionel Messi (1987), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Helenio Herrera (1910), Guillermo Stábile (1905), César Luis Menotti (1938), Daniel Passarella (1953), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Luis Monti (1901).

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