claim: Timur styled himself a Janissary.
evidence: Daniel Alberto Passarella -LRB- born 25 May 1953 -RRB- is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a centre-back , and former manager of the Argentina and Uruguay national football teams .. Argentina. 1978 FIFA World Cup squads#Group 1. Uruguay. Uruguay national football team. footballer. Association football. centre-back. Defender ( association football )#Centre-back. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup .. 1978 FIFA World Cup. Argentina. 1978 FIFA World Cup squads#Group 1. captain. Captain ( association football ). 1978 World Cup. Football World Cup 1978. He was president of the River Plate sports club for 4 years after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009 .. River Plate. Club Atletico River Plate. One of the greatest defenders of all time , Passarella was also one of the most prolific defenders , at one point Passarella was football 's top scoring defender , with 134 goals in 451 matches -LRB- that record was since broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman -RRB- .. defenders. Defender ( association football ). Ronald Koeman. Ronald Koeman. In 2004 , Passarella was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony .. 125 Greatest Living Footballers. FIFA 100. FIFA. FIFA. In 2007 , The Times placed him at number 36 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history .. The Times. The Times