Remembering Alfredo Di Stefano, Football Legend The Only One To Win The Super Ballon D'Or Trophy

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YOGYAKARTA A few days ago the community remembers Alfredo Di Stefano, a football legend from the Real Madrid team. As is known, Alfredo Di Stefano died on July 7, 2014 at the age of 88 due to a heart attack. Then, how did Alfredo Di Stefano do when he was still playing?

Alfredo Di Stefano is a footballer who was born on July 4, 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His tenure in processing round skin is recognized by the world. In fact, he became the only footballer to win the Super Ballon d'Or award, one of the most prestigious awards in the world.

Alfredo Di Stefano turned out to be starting his football career at the age of 12. At that time he joined Los Cardales and won the tournament. At the age of 15, Alfredo then got a contract with River Plate.

Alfredo, who left River Plate, has again signed a contract with River Plate in 1974. At the club, his achievements were quite brilliant because he won the top scorer with a score of 27 goals in 30 matches.

Apart from his brilliant achievements as a young man, Alfredo Di Stefano was also highlighted a lot when he defended Real Madrid. He first defended Madrid in 1964. As a result, Real Madrid won 15 titles, accounting for 8 La Liga titles and 5 Champions Cup titles which were obtained consecutively from 1955/56 to 1959/60. Since now Alfredo Di Stefano has always been considered a god by Real Madrid fans.

Apart from defending the club, Di Stefano has also played for the national team several times in three countries, namely Argentina, Colombia, and Spain. Together with Argentina he played six times, with Colombia he played twice, and with Spain he had 31 matches. Unfortunately he never participated in the World Cup.

In the 1950 World Cup round, Di Stefano refused to play, while in the 1954 World Cup he was banned from playing by FIFA for strengthening two countries, namely Argentina and Colombia. Then in 1958, Di Stefano, who at that time had the status of a Spaniard, failed to appear because they did not qualify. Spain only entered the finals in 1962, but Di Stefano was absent due to severe muscle injuries.

What the public remembers the most about Di Stefano is that he is the only footballer to get the Super Ballon d'Or Trophy, the most prestigious award in the world and only he has won. The award was won on December 24, 1989.

In addition to winning the Super Ballon d'Or Trophy, Alfredi Di Stefano also won the Ballon d'Or twice, namely in 1957 and 1959.

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