SOCCER PLAYER

Alfredo Di Stéfano

1926 - 2014

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Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ðjesˈtefano]; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was a professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubia" ("Blond Arrow"), he is best known for his achievements with Real Madrid, where he was instrumental in the club's domination of the European Cup and La Liga during the 1950s and 1960s. Along with Francisco Gento and José María Zárraga, he was one of only three players to play a part in all five European Cup victories, scoring goals in each of the five finals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfredo Di Stéfano has received more than 4,825,793 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Alfredo Di Stéfano is the 8th most popular soccer player (up from 10th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Argentina and the 2nd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Alfredo di stéfano is most famous for his time with Real Madrid, where he helped the team win the European Cup five times in a row from 1956 to 1960.

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  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 8 out of 21,273. Before him are Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskás, Lev Yashin, Diego Maradona, and Cristiano Ronaldo. After him are Garrincha, Gerd Müller, Eusébio, Mário Zagallo, Zinedine Zidane, and Ronaldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 5. Before him are Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, and Michel Foucault. After him are Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Leslie Nielsen, Dario Fo, Andrzej Wajda, and Svetlana Alliluyeva. Among people deceased in 2014, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 3. Before him are Ariel Sharon, and Gabriel García Márquez. After him are Eusébio, Robin Williams, Eduard Shevardnadze, Claudio Abbado, Luis Aragonés, Joe Cocker, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Eli Wallach, and Gough Whitlam.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 5 out of 1,154. Before him are Che Guevara (1928), Pope Francis (1936), Diego Maradona (1960), and Jorge Luis Borges (1899). After him are Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Lionel Messi (1987), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and Jorge Rafael Videla (1925).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano ranks 2. Before him are Diego Maradona (1960). After him are Lionel Messi (1987), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Guillermo Stábile (1905), Daniel Passarella (1953), Helenio Herrera (1910), César Luis Menotti (1938), Luis Monti (1901), and Javier Zanetti (1973).

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