Alfredo di Stefano, the white legend

Pele, Maradona and Di Stefano. There will always be the eternal doubts and controversies over which of them was the best player in football history. Pelé was a magician of the ball, a man capable of the most incredible genius and a capacity for Dodge and imagination out of the ordinary . Maradona ... was an idol. A name can move and lift a whole nation, and admittedly, can make a World Cup team. Di Stefano says everyone has been the most complete player that ever lived, but she accompanied the selection level results. And perhaps for that reason, always remain as the umpire.

Alfredo di Stefano had everything: it was striker, organized, ordered, and when needed, defended as the first. Features all that showed from the first club where he made his debut, River Plate, in 1943 against San Lorenzo de Almagro with only 17 years.

Born in Buenos Aires on 4 July 1926, Alfredo di Stefano Laulhe came to play in the selection of Argentina and although only come to play 6 games, scoring 6 goals, reached proclaimed champion of South America in 1947. Until then, it had been twice champion Argentina and three times runner-up with River.

But it was 1948 the year that marked his target as Real Madrid. That year ended clocking for Millonarios of Bogota, a Colombian team that was dedicated to signing big Argentine players. His fame led them to be known as "blue ballet" and its success transcended into Europe. Thus in 1952, Millonarios of Bogota was invited to play the match against Real Madrid anniversary ... and in that game, Alfredo Di Stefano won over the audience Chamartin.

Di Stefano and Puskas

However, his signing became the subject of a feud between two giants of Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona who said they had signed two contracts with the Argentine. Such was the importance given to the fact that even national politics had to intervene, and there were those who said that Real Madrid was favored by the Central government. The Solomonic solution that was adopted was to play each season in a team, but Barcelona refused, which eventually ended up playing in Madrid.

On September 23, 1953 debuted the greatest player who has had the Real Madrid in their ranks. 8 leagues, 1 glass of Spain, 5 European Cups, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 5 times Pichichi, 2 Golden Balls .... 11 seasons in the club in which he championed the best team in football history: that Real Madrid in the late 50s.

In May 1964 he played his last game as Real Madrid in the Vienna Prater, a new European Cup final, this time they lost 2-1 against Inter. His last active season would finish playing in the Spanish RCD.

For the memory are the moves of this legendary player we've all known as "La Saeta Rubia".

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