The Life of Alfredo Di Stefano as a Player.

In the history of world football, Stifano's position has not received due attention. This may be related to the era in which he lived. There was no TV at that time, and even radios were rare in some countries. The way to know him is mainly through the print media, which affects people's understanding of him.

Before Pele and Diego Maradona, Stifano was the best player in world football. He has dominated the world football for more than 20 years and is known as the all-rounder of football and the golden arrow. Alfred di Stifano1926 was born in a peasant family in the suburb of Buenos Aires. His ancestral home is Italy, but his parents are Argentine.

There is a good place to keep horses near Stifano's house. People usually graze here and play football here. Living in this environment, Stifano started playing football at the age of 6. He is short, thin and inflexible, especially his left foot. Someone joked: the left foot is not good, playing football well is a dream. This reminded him and aroused his desire to be competitive. So he stepped up his exercise and made great progress with his left foot. /kloc-joined the club team of La Plata River at the age of 0/2 and became a professional player. /kloc-joined Livermore at the age of 0/7 and became the main force of the team; At the age of 20, he joined the most famous riverbed team in Argentina. During his three years in the team, he won the Argentine League championship twice, the runner-up three times and the title of top scorer twice.

Stifano 1947 was selected for the national team, which was his dream. At that time, the Argentine national team was full of talents, and there were several excellent players in each position. To be selected for the national team, you must be better. Thanks to stabile, the coach of the national team, for his insight into talents and spoke highly of Stifano's skills and personality. That year, he played six games for the national team and scored six goals, which made him famous.

From 65438 to 0947, Stifano participated in the South American Football Championship with the national team. As the star player Pontoni was injured in the first match against Bolivia, Stifano had a chance to come off the bench and got a good chance to show his talents. He lived up to expectations and scored a goal in the first half, which made the audience ecstatic.

At the end of 1947, the riverbed club in Argentina was in crisis, and most of the first-class players fled one after another. Among them, Colombians took the opportunity to enter and bought eight players with a large sum of money. Stifano has joined the ranks of millionaires in Bogota. He played for the millionaire team for three years and won three national league titles for the team.

1952 Stifano participated in the 50th anniversary friendly match of Real Madrid. In this game, Stifano fully demonstrated his skills. His skillful passing, smooth dribbling and sharp shooting stunned the Spaniards, who vividly called him the golden arrow. He left a deep impression on the Spaniard, who offered him generous terms to play in Spain, and Real Madrid and Barcelona also fought for it. Finally, Stifano moved to Real Madrid and became a Spanish citizen.

Stifano played for Real Madrid 1 1 year. This period is also the most glorious time for Real Madrid. Stifano, together with the famous Hungarian star Puskas, won five consecutive championships for Real Madrid, five European Champions Cups and one Intercontinental Club Champions Cup.

196 1- 1962 season, won both the cup and the league. From 1954 to 1957, he won the Latin Cup twice on behalf of Real Madrid. Then in 1967, he won the European Champions Cup and the Intercontinental Cup five times in a row (the traditional competition between the South American club championship and the European club championship), including the domestic summer competition and the Grand Marshal Cup. He played 5 10 games for Real Madrid, winning 354 games, drawing 66 games and losing 90 games, and scored 4 13 goals by one person. He was named the best striker in Spain five times and the best player in Europe twice. In addition, he played 365,438+0 games for the Spanish national team, scored 365,438+0 goals and won the European Footballer of the Year twice. If the player of the year is selected, he will be the first choice.

Stifano has comprehensive skills and can play in any position on the field. As an excellent center, he is full of physical strength, has perfect ball control skills, is good at spying on opportunities, can create shooting opportunities for his companions at critical moments, and can also seize opportunities to score directly when opportunities come. Stifano's long-range shooting ability is particularly outstanding, which often makes the opposing goalkeeper hard to prevent.

From 65438 to 0957, Stifano became a member of the Spanish national team and became one of the few players in the history of football who played for two countries.

1966, 40-year-old Stifano withdrew from the court due to injury. The doctor advised him to stop playing football. He was so sad that he ignored the doctor's advice to take part in the competition, resulting in a muscle strain and unbearable pain. On the day of hanging up his boots, the club held a farewell match for him at Chammartin Stadium. There was a sea of people in the stands, cheering and singing for him. His eyes were wet with excitement, and he kept greeting the fans and shouting: I will always belong to football!

Stifano, who has played football for more than 30 years, is an evergreen tree in football, and his sports career is unbelievable. During his 13 years in Spain, Stifano played 563 games and scored 466 goals. He scored 49 goals in a season, and it was not until 20 12 that Messi broke it. He played 30 games for the Spanish national team and scored 3 1 goal.

People have not forgotten Stifano, and people are still talking about his freewheeling ball control ability, handy passing skills, keen observation ability and quick and decisive judgment ability. Some football historians even think that Stifano is the representative of total football's early playing style. He has comprehensive ability, both offensive and defensive, wide range of activities and abundant physical strength. His ability and speed to turn from defense to attack are unparalleled. As a football superstar, Stifano is no less than Pele and diego maradona.

Stifano was named the European Footballer of the Year twice in 1957 and 1959, and has the reputation of "Bai Di". Just because I have dual nationality, I have no history of participating in the World Cup.

After retiring, Stifano took over the coach's class and got good results. 1969 led boca juniors to win the Argentine league championship. 197 1 rate Valencia won the Spanish league championship; 1980 Valencia beat Arsenal to win the European Cup Winners' Cup. 198 1 led riverbed team to win the Argentine league championship.

1990 won the Super Golden Globe Award.

Stifano was the first "real" professional player, and his brilliant career lasted for nearly a quarter of a century. His greatest day was at Real Madrid, where he helped the team win the first five European Champions Cups and scored in all five finals. He was also elected European Footballer of the Year in 1957 and 1959.

Who is the best athlete in the world? FIFA awarded the Century Award to Pele and diego maradona, but it made countless fans respect D 'Stefano and cruyff more. Therefore, Puskas, who is also a great football player, said: Since D 'Stefano has won five European championships and won the European Footballer of the Year twice, he doesn't need to be crowned again.

It's a pity that Stifano's story didn't repeat in slow motion. Even Platini admits that those amazing passes and shots are a bit messy and vague in his memory. However, there is a fact that tells the story very well. At the age of 34, Stifano led Real Madrid to beat Frankfurt 7-3 in Glasgow and once again lifted the European Champions Cup. At the age of 34, Bailey was almost tired of football and killed time in the universe. Diego Diego Maradona's football life had stopped in North America, and cruyff had to "decentralize" to a Spanish Loi Siu Wante club. At the age of 34, he left the brilliant Big Three football players, and today, he still has great respect for Stifano.

July 4th, 20 14, is D 'Stefano's 88th birthday. As the honorary president of Real Madrid, he received blessings from many clubs in Europe and Argentina. Aguilar Publishing House also published Stifano's memoirs, written by Ortego, a famous sports commentator, and Alfredo, editor-in-chief of AS. The title is "Thank you, old friend", because the word old friend is feminine. So some people think that Stifano gave it to his wife, but after the old man's explanation, people realized that football is a feminine word, so "old friend" refers to the "old football" that is "enshrined" in the most conspicuous place at home.

Father's football pedigree.

1926 On July 4th, Stifano was born in Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital. His place of residence is barracas, which means "shack" in Spanish and is a place where immigrants gather. Stifano was originally from Capri, and his grandfather Miguel didn't want to live in such an environment, so he left his hometown for Boca. On College Street not far from Boca Stadium, Stifano's grandfather has a three-story building. Stifano's families can't be said to be rich, but at least they are well-off.

Stifano's father, a former striker of Riverbed Club, left the stadium prematurely due to injury. Stifano's mother is of Irish and French descent, and both of them work hard. If Stifano and his two younger brothers lack anything, it is that they spend too little time with their parents.

Stifano had two careers in his life, football and film. His football blood should come from his father, and the actor cell may be the patent of his mother's family, including an actress aunt who makes Stifano proud.

Stifano was most influenced by his grandfather Miguel Sr. In Stifano's memory, he was like a boss, receiving immigrants from Italy and Spain every day, and finding jobs and arranging accommodation for them. Miguel likes expensive things, but he also likes football and became the first coach of his grandson Stifano. Father and son often play football. Stifano only has half a day's class, and he plays football the rest of the time. He and his companions usually play in the open space between factories, among which is a Catalan factory. This is the place where Stifano first learned about Spain. Unexpectedly, he spent most of his later years in this country.

65438-0943, Stifano, born in Boca, followed in his father's footsteps and went to the riverbed team for trial training. He is a member of the fourth team of the club. In the second year, Stifano successfully entered the third team and began to have a physical fitness coach. On one occasion, Stifano and his teammates beat their opponents 9-0. Although he didn't score as a center, he is the soul of the team. During the period of 1944, although Stifano was full of affection for riverbed, he could no longer stand the situation that he could not be promoted to the first-class team and sometimes had to play for the third-and fourth-tier teams at the same time. This made the resistance of hurricane scouts succeed immediately, but after arriving at hurricane team, Stifano was disappointed. Physical training is a kind of torture. The whole club is eating from the same pot, or starving at the same time. Stifano began to feel a little disappointed with the Argentines. He realized that only by transferring can he find a way out.

From 65438 to 0946, Stifano left Argentina, went to Colombia and joined a local club. During this period, he made his debut in the national team and began to attract the attention of world football.

The competition between the two giants

Stifano was first targeted by Barcelona, and Bogota hoped that the buyer would also be Barcelona. In fact, the first European club that Stifano wanted to join was Barcelona. Why is the result the opposite?

After winning the Golden Globe in Spain, Stifano became the target of the two giants in La Liga. Barcelona's special representatives arrived in Bogota first, and they told Stifano: Don't hesitate, you should fly to Spain as soon as possible, because Bogota has appealed to FIFA. Stifano, who was building a house, had no idea at the moment, or his father urged him to leave Europe quickly, so Stifano took his wife Sarah and two daughters on a journey.

Stifano landed in Madrid first, and the hospitality of the Real Madrid people was rejected by the Barcelona people who accompanied Stifano. However, after arriving in Barcelona, there was no progress in the transfer negotiations. Because Stifano's original contract was complicated and Barcelona was not active, he came back empty-handed.

1953, La Liga contacted Stifano again. Stifano, left out in the cold, has lost confidence. He wanted to go to Italy, but was deeply moved by Real Madrid's sincerity. At the same time, Barcelona did not give in. In the face of such a complicated situation, Armando, president of the Spanish Football Association, intervened. He suggested that Stifano play for Real Madrid for two seasons and then for Barcelona for two seasons. At that time, Barcelona was much stronger than Real Madrid, and the head of the club hoped that Real Madrid would compensate Barcelona for the cost of running Stifano through intermediaries, and Mr. Bernabeu also agreed. Finally, Real Madrid paid about 40,000 US dollars to Barcelona, and signed the relevant agreement with Barcelona on1October 23rd 1953, and the club obtained Stifano.

1953 September 23rd is a day Stefano will never forget. From this day on, a magical star began to become attached to a sacred club, and * * * performed a football myth together. Stifano arrived in Madrid in the early morning of 23rd 10: 30, and arrived at the Bernabeu Stadium at 3: 30 p.m. to join in the confrontation with Nancy. Real Madrid can't wait any longer. They really need Stifano's goal. On this day, although Real Madrid lost 2-4, Stifano scored.

Three days later, lucky Stifano and his first teammates met Santander in the Bernabeu. His bravery enabled Real Madrid to beat their opponents 4-/kloc-0-,which was his first victory since joining Real Madrid and the beginning of a series of brilliant victories in the future. Madrid rejoiced for Stifano, while Stifano was somewhat similar to Figo today. He was frustrated by the indifference of Barcelona Club and a little tired of his home in Argentina. Two years later, he said to President Bernabeu, "Thanks to Real Madrid for paying my transfer fee at the earliest, which put me on the road to success. But to be honest, in the first days, my heart was already in Barcelona. I landed in Barcelona, Europe. Fate has made me attached to Madrid, and this fate is so far-reaching. "

When Stifano joined Real Madrid, the Spanish league had already started, but with Stifano, the league seemed to be "restarted". It seems that only then will Europe remember that he scored 267 incredible goals in 294 games in Colombia. No wonder some people say that this is another plunder of the United States by veteran colonialists.

Create a European football myth

1953, at that time, Real Madrid had missed the league title for a long time. Nearly half a century later, Stifano recalled: "I didn't join Real Madrid for money. I can't tolerate a club in the capital being suppressed by Barcelona for a long time. This is the biggest temptation for me to join Real Madrid. "

Stifano officially played in the third round. In the next 28 games, he scored 27 goals and became the top scorer. From 1954, the Bernabeu Stadium echoed with a genius name, and Madrid fans' dream of winning the league championship in 2 1 year has finally come true. History is so similar. Today, many people are crying for the loss of Figo in Barcelona. Forty-seven years ago, Barcelona fans were saddened by the loss of Stifano.

Stifano turned over a glorious page of Real Madrid, and it was out of control. He, Heng Tuo and Jose Rito, who died young, formed the strongest front force in the history of Real Madrid. From 65438 to 0955, Stifano made 30 appearances and scored 25 goals, winning the league title again. In the same year, Stifano welcomed his first son Alfred.

1956, Stifano was sworn in under the Spanish flag. With dual nationality, he leads his teammates to play at home. After Paris defeated Lance 4-3, he became the first owner of the European Champions Cup, and his name became popular all over Europe. 1957, Stifano and Real Madrid almost reached the peak. Together with the new French star Copa, he was invincible and became the world's first double champion. He himself scored 3 1 goal in 30 league games,165438+ Spain scored a hat trick in the first game against Holland on October 30.

In recognition of Stifano's outstanding contribution to European football, French Football magazine awarded him the Golden Globe Award. 1958, Stifano welcomed her fourth child and lifted the fourth La Liga championship trophy. In Brussels, Stifano and his teammates beat AC Milan, won the third Champions Cup, and once again sang the champion song twice a season. 65438-0959, Stifano scored 23 goals, ranking second in the Real Madrid League. However, another talented teammate Puskas' stunt made Real Madrid win the Champions League for the fourth time, and Stifano won the European Golden Globe Award for the second time.

1960, Stifano's state declined, but he still rose to the second place in the league with a goal rate of 12, and beat Frankfurt with a magical score of 7-3 to win the fifth Champions League. Real Madrid has the reputation of "Champions League fans".

From 196 1 to 1964, Stifano kept fighting spirit. After winning the league championship for four years in a row, he played 5 18 games for real Madrid and scored 4 18 goals. After the uproar, Stifano decided to leave his beloved Real Madrid. Stifano has created countless European professional football firsts. He once stood flat in the air and was hailed as the highest classic of world football. Unfortunately, no video was left, but more and more professionals and fans began to study him.

Back to Barcelona

1964, Stifano received a phone call from a vagrant. The conditions were very attractive, but Stifano stayed in Spain, although he and the Bernabeu had become strangers. At that time, Bernabeu was very helpless when he mentioned Barcelona. It was Stifano who gave him the chance to stand firm, but it was also Stifano who gave him the character of not losing, so he naturally vented all his dissatisfaction with losing on Stifano. Stifano didn't embarrass Real Madrid. Unlike when he arrived, he flew back to Barcelona. As we all know, Stifano is as afraid of flying as Bergkamp. Some people say that he wants to leave quickly.

Stifano sincerely hopes to do something for the Spanish club, but his growing fear of heights prevents him from playing away from home. The team improvises, and he can't be like Real Madrid without any reconciliation. Two years passed like a holiday, but neither coach kubala nor the fans bargained because of his incompetence. President Villa made Stifano feel the affection of the football world. He ended the life of the Spanish team with a goal of 1 1 and a promise never to play official games again.

Shortly before his transfer to Espanyol, Stifano also played for World Star United, where he was the captain. His teammates are Yassin, Jama Sandas, denis law, You Sebbio, Schneinger, Prouskar, Puskas, Copa and Heng Tuo, and his opponent is English United. Stifano's name became the focus of world football, and Reuters spoke highly of him at that time, calling him "the uncrowned king of football". 1967, Stifano, who just hung up his boots, wanted to be a sports reporter and return to Argentina, but he was soon persuaded by a middleman that elche Club hired him as the head coach, and Stifano accepted him almost without hesitation. After nearly two years of hard work, he has gained valuable coaching experience. Although the club didn't make great progress, the fans didn't hate him. To this day, Stifano is still a shareholder of elche Club.

1969, Stifano returned to Argentina alone. He has an invitation that he cannot refuse. This is a contract to teach in Boca. It's hard to say whether Stifano's heart belongs to Boca or the river bed, but his father belongs to Boca, so he decided to go back and cheer for Boca. Stifano skillfully combined the speed of Europe with the technology of South America, adopted a 433 lineup, led his fellow villagers to win the Argentine championship with a score of 1 minus 3 draws, and the rest won the championship with unparalleled records. The new movement played again in Stifano's life. In the same year, Stifano, as the new godfather of Boca, was sad to see Madrid. When his fifth child Sophia was born, he couldn't come back, but the loyalty and courage of the players comforted him.

1970, Stifano rushed back to Spain and joined Valencia. It only took him a year to make Valencia people regain the league title after waiting for 24 years. His sixth child, ignacio, was also born in Valencia. Today, the statue of Stifano in Aolei Park, a coastal city, fully shows his heroic attitude when teaching, and also shows the fans' love for him. People will never forget that in 1980, he led Valencia to beat Arsenal and won the Winners Cup, which is by far the highest honor of the club in international competitions. 198 1 year, Stifano coached the riverbed team and won the Argentine championship with 10, 8 draws and 2 losses.

Football already contains failure, and Stifano can't escape it. He coached Real Madrid 1983 and even ranked second in five games. 1986, he brought Valencia back to the second division, but Stifano didn't escape, and the next year he led the team back to the first division. 199 1, Anthich replaced Stifano as Real Madrid coach. Since then, Stifano has never coached again. In 2000, he became the honorary president of Real Madrid Club.

Stifano is an outstanding football player. He has many stories, but the most important one is the word "truth". Spanish King Carlos commented: "Stifano is unique. His balls are gorgeous and simpler. "

Stifano's national team career and World Cup experience.

Stifano played for three national teams: representing Argentina six times; 4 times representing Colombia (informal competition); 3 1 time represents Spain, but has never participated in the World Cup.

1947 Stifano was selected for the Argentine national team for the first time.

1950 World Cup in Brazil, 24-year-old Stifano lost the opportunity to participate in the World Cup for the first time because Argentina refused to participate in World War II.

Argentina still refuses to participate in 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. At the same time, FIFA also announced that Stifano was disqualified because he had previously played for Argentine and Colombian national teams.

1956, Stifano obtained Spanish citizenship. 1957 represented Spain in the World Cup qualifiers, but Spain failed to qualify, so it missed the World Cup in Sweden 1958.

196 1 year, 35-year-old Stifano helped Spain qualify for the World Cup in Chile 1962, but missed the game due to a muscle injury. Later, Stifano, who was refused entry to the World Cup for four times, announced his withdrawal from the national team.

So far, Stifano has not participated in a World Cup. On July 5, 20 14, D 'Stefano just celebrated his 88th birthday. On the evening of July 7, 20 14 local time, he died of a heart attack at the age of 88.

Real Madrid President florentino and the club committee expressed their condolences to his family and friends. After the death of the greatest star in history, the official of Real Madrid Club issued a eulogy: "Real Madrid and the whole world mourned the legend of Real Madrid, and we lost one of the greatest players in history. And will go to the Bernabeu at 19:00 local time to mourn the legendary star of Real Madrid. "