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Luis del Sol
Spanish footballer (1935–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Del Sol and the second or maternal family name is Cascajares.
Luis del Sol Cascajares (6 April 1935 – 20 June 2021) was a Spanish football midfielder and manager.
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![]() Del Sol with Juventus in 1969 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis del Sol Cascajares | ||
Date of birth | (1935-04-06)6 April 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Arcos de Jalón, Spain | ||
Date of death | 20 June 2021(2021-06-20) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Seville, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Alegría | |||
San Gerónimo | |||
Retiro San Miguel | |||
Andalucía | |||
1951–1953 | Betis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1959 | Betis | 152 | (38) |
1953–1954 | → Utrera (loan) | ||
1960–1962 | Real Madrid | 55 | (22) |
1962–1970 | Juventus | 228 | (20) |
1970–1972 | Roma | 50 | (4) |
1972–1973 | Betis | 17 | (0) |
Total | 502 | (84) | |
International career | |||
1959 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Spain B | 3 | (0) |
1960–1966 | Spain | 16 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
Carmona | |||
Jerez Industrial | |||
Betis (youth) | |||
1986–1987 | Betis | ||
1990 | Recreativo | ||
2001 | Betis | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played a total of 112 La Liga games for Betis and Real Madrid (28 goals scored), winning five major titles with the latter side and earning several Ballon d'Or nominations. He later had brief spells as manager with the former club.
Del Sol represented Spain in two World Cups, in the 1960s.