Alfredo Di Stéfano

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Di Stéfano and the second or maternal family name is Laulhé.

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé^[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ði esˈtefano]; 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").^[3][4]

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Di Stéfano in 1947
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé[1]
Date of birth	(1926-07-04)4 July 1926
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	7 July 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 88)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1940–1943	Unión Progresista
1944–1945	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1949	River Plate	66	(49)
1945–1946	→ Huracán (loan)	25	(10)
1949–1953	Millonarios	101	(90)
1953–1964	Real Madrid	282	(216)
1964–1966	Espanyol	47	(11)
Total		521	(376)
International career
1947	Argentina	6	(6)
1957–1962	Spain	31	(23)
Managerial career
1967–1968	Elche
1969–1970	Boca Juniors
1970–1974	Valencia
1974	Sporting CP
1975–1976	Rayo Vallecano
1976–1977	Castellón
1979–1980	Valencia
1981–1982	River Plate
1982–1984	Real Madrid
1985	Boca Juniors
1986–1988	Valencia
1990–1991	Real Madrid
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Argentina South American Football Championship Winner 1947 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	1945	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Huracán (loan)	1946	25	10	2	0	0	0	27	10
River Plate	1947	30	27	0	0	2	1	32	28
	1948	23	13	1	1	6	4	30	18
	1949	12	9	0	0	0	0	12	9
	Total	66	49	1	1	8	5	75	55
Millonarios	1949	14	16	0	0	0	0	14	16
	1950	29	23	2	1	0	0	31	24
	1951	34	32	4?	4?	0	0	38?	36?
	1952	24	19	4?	5?	0	0	28?	24?
	Total	101	90	10	10	0	0	111	100
Real Madrid	1953–54	28	27	0	0	0	0	28	27
	1954–55	30	25	0	0	2	0	32	25
	1955–56	30	24	0	0	7	5	37	29
	1956–57	30	31	3	3	10	9	43	43
	1957–58	30	19	7	7	7	10	44	36
	1958–59	28	23	8	5	7	6	43	34
	1959–60	23	12	5	3	6	8	34	23
	1960–61	23	21	9	8	4	1	36	30
	1961–62	23	11	8	4	10	7	41	22
	1962–63	13	12	9	9	2	1	24	22
	1963–64	24	11	1	1	9	5	34	17
	Total	282	216	50	40	64	52	396	308
Espanyol	1964–65	24	7	3	2	0	0	27	9
	1965–66	23	4	4	1	6	0	33	5
	Total	47	11	7	3	6	0	60	14
Career totals		521	376	70	54	78	57	669	487

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	1947	6	6
Total		6	6
Spain[5]	1957	7	7
	1958	4	1
	1959	5	6
	1960	8	6
	1961	7	3
Total		31	23

Honours

Player Di Stéfano won the Primera División and the Copa Aldao with River Plate in 1947. Di Stéfano won the South American Championship with Argentina in 1947. 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 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[6] 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[7] World Soccer World XI: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964[8] World Team of the 20th Century: 1998 FIFA 100: 2004 UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player of Spain: 2004 Golden Foot: 2004, as football legend[9] UEFA President's Award: 2007[10] World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013 IFFHS Legends[11] Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020[12] 11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021[13] IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021[14] IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021[15]

Di Stéfano's Golden Foot award in “The Champions Promenade" on the seafront of the Principality of Monaco

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^[16]
• 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^[17]