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

International

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

Alfredo Di Stéfano

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

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

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

Alfredo Di Stéfano

References

General

(Autobiography)

Alfredo Di Stéfano

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

1926 births

2014 deaths

Argentine football managers

Argentine footballers

Association football forwards

Spanish football managers

Spanish footballers

1962 FIFA World Cup players

Boca Juniors managers

CD Castellón managers

Rayo Vallecano managers

Valencia CF managers

Club Atlético River Plate managers

Ballon d'Or winners