Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine born professional footballer and coach who played as a forward. Alfredo was often known as "Saeta rubia" ("Blond Arrow").

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRiver Plate194510000010Huracán (loan)1946251020002710River Plate1947302700213228194823131164301819491290000129Total664911857555Millonarios19491416000014161950292321003124195134324?4?0038?36?195224194?5?0028?24?Total10190101000111100Real Madrid1953–542827000028271954–553025002032251955–563024007537291956–5730313310943431957–5830197771044361958–592823857643341959–602312536834231960–612321984136301961–6223118410741221962–631312992124221963–64241111953417Total28221650406452396308Espanyol1964–6524732002791965–662344160335Total471173606014Career totals52137670547857669487

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina194766Total66Spain195777195841195956196086196173Total3123

Honours

Player
River Plate
Argentine Primera División: 1945, 1947
Copa Aldao: 1947

Millonarios
Categoría Primera A: 1949, 1951, 1952
Copa Colombia: 1953
Small Club World Cup: 1953

Real Madrid
La Liga (8): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64
Copa del Generalísimo: 1962
European Cup: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60
Intercontinental Cup: 1960
Small Club World Cup: 1956
Latin Cup: 1955, 1957

Argentina
South American Championship: 1947

Individual
Argentine Primera División top scorer: 1947
Campeonato Profesional top scorer: 1951, 1952
Pichichi Trophy: 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
Ballon d'Or: 1957, 1959
Super Ballon d'Or: 1989"Real Madrid: 21 años del único Súper Balón de Oro de la historia" . Goal.com. (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2014
 Small Club World Cup top scorer: 1956
European Cup top scorer: 1958, 1962
Spanish Player (Athlete) of the Year: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964
FIFA Order of Merit: 1994
World Soccer World XI: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964"ERIC BATTY’S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES"  Retrieved on 26 November 2015
World Team of the 20th Century: 1998
FIFA 100: 2004
UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player of Spain: 2004
Golden Foot: 2004, as football legend
UEFA President's Award: 2007
World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
IFFHS Legends
 Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020
 11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021
 IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021
IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021


Manager
Boca Juniors
Primera División: 1969
Copa Argentina: 1969

River Plate
Torneo Nacional: 1981

Valencia
La Liga: 1970–71
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1979–80
Segunda División: 1986–87

Real Madrid
Supercopa de España: 1990

Records
Scored in most European Cup finals: five
Scored in most consecutive European Cup finals: five
Most goals scored in European Cup finals: seven (shared with Ferenc Puskás)
Only player to be awarded the Super Ballon d'Or

References
General
 (Autobiography) 

Specific

Further reading



Other websites

 Alfredo Di Stéfano at Real Madrid 

 Di Stéfano's high five UEFA.com
 Di Stéfano's golden memories UEFA.com
 Madrid salute Di Stéfano UEFA.com
 Spain national team stats from Sportec.es
 Detail of international appearances by RSSSF
 European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
 European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads

Category:1926 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Argentine footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Spanish football managers
Category:Spanish footballers
Category:1962 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Boca Juniors managers
Category:CD Castellón managers
Category:Rayo Vallecano managers
Category:Valencia CF managers
Category:Club Atlético River Plate managers
Category:Ballon d'Or winners