Alejandro Sabella

Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. 

He began his playing career with River Plate. He moved to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. 

Sabella was known as "Alex" while in England. He played for Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato.

From 1983 to 1984, he managed the national team.

Sabella died of heart failure caused by a virus on 8 December 2020 at a hospital in Buenos Aires, aged 66.

Honours

Player
River Plate
Primera División: 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano
Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1976

Estudiantes (LP)
Primera División: 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional

Grêmio
Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985, 1986

Manager
Estudiantes (LP)
Copa Libertadores: 2009
Primera División: 2010 Apertura
FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2009
Recopa Sudamericana runner-up: 2010

Argentina
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014

References

Category:1954 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine football managers
Category:Deaths from heart failure
Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup