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Encyclopedia: Alfredo Di Stefano Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926, at Barrancas, Argentina), is an Argentine-born former footballer acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Di Stéfano was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004, and is reckoned by many authorities to be among the half-dozen most talented attacking players in soccer's history, on a par with Diego Maradona, George Best, Johan Cruijff and Pelé himself. Di Stéfano was a powerful forward with endless stamina and great tactical versatility, considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alfredo-Di-Stefano   (1351 words)

di Stefano, Alfredo - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about di Stefano, Alfredo This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Nicknamed the ‘White Arrow’, he was a key member of the Real Madrid team that won the first five European Cups from 1956–60. encyclopedia.farlex.com /di+Stefano,+Alfredo   (185 words)

Ex-soccer star Di Stefano has heart attack - Boston.com Alfredo di Stefano, the Real Madrid soccer great who was voted European player of the year in the 1957 and 1959, had a heart attack early Saturday but was conscious and in stable condition. MADRID, Spain --Alfredo di Stefano, the Real Madrid soccer great who was voted European player of the year in the 1957 and 1959, had a heart attack early Saturday but was conscious and in stable condition. Di stefano suffered a heart attack but doctors have stabilized him, the team said on its website Saturday Dec. 24, 2005. www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2005/12/24/soccer_great_di_stefano_has_heart_attack   (225 words)

Di Stefano stable after suffering heart attack Di Stefano was was born on July 4, 1926 in Buenos Aires. Di Stefano suffered the heart attack in the early hours of Saturday morning before being moved to a hospital at Sagunto near Valencia. The Argentine-born Di Stefano is concious and his condition has been described as "stable", according to latest reports from the hospital where he is in intensive care. www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=93252   (335 words)

ALFREDO Di STEFANO- International Football Hall of Fame Alfredo di Stefano was considered by many the greatest player of all time. Alfredo Di Stefano played international football for both Argentina and Spain, but for various reasons beyond his control, never made it to a World Cup final. ALFREDO Di STEFANO- International Football Hall of Fame www.ifhof.com /hof/alfredodistefano.asp   (138 words)

Heart attack: Di Stefano 'stable' Di Stefano, 79, is being treated in a hospital in the city of Sagunto in eastern Spain. Di Stefano was born in Argentina, and began his career with River Plate before moving to Colombia's Millionarios in 1949. Di Stefano was voted European player of the year in 1957 and 1959. www.news24.com /News24/Sport/0,,2-9_1855381,00.html   (200 words)

ipedia.com: Alfredo Di Stefano Article Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1928, Barrancas,Argentina) was an Argentine football player. Alfredo Di Stéfano was an Argentine football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. www.ipedia.com /alfredo_di_stefano.html   (99 words)

REAL MADRID, UPDATED NEWS, INFORMATION, CHATROOM, FORUM AND MUCH MORE Alfredo scored incredible 267 goals in 292 games for Millonarios during his spell at Millionarios In the 4 years, Alfredo played there he scored enough goals to make him the second highest goalscorer in the entire history of Millionarios. Di Stefano was magnificent in that game, not only impressive as a striker but also appearing in different parts of the pitch and performing all tasks. Once they heard Barcelona is contacting Di Stefano's old club River Plate, Real Madrid flew their men to South America to negotiate a transfer with Millionarios. www.fortunecity.com /wembley/trafford/555/alfredo2.html   (442 words)

World Football News Article Reuters.co.uk "Alfredo Di Stefano was admitted to the hospital at 0045 GMT complaining of pains in his chest and tests have revealed that he had suffered an acute heart attack," doctor Victoria de la Cueva said in a statement. Di Stefano caught Real's eye in an exhibition match in the Spanish capital to mark the club's 50th anniversary in 1953. Di Stefano, Real's honorary president and record goalscorer, led the Spanish club to five consecutive European Cup triumphs between 1956 and 1960 and eight Spanish league titles. go.reuters.co.uk /newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldFootballNews&storyID=10684407§ion=news&src=rss/uk/worldFootballNews   (661 words)

BBC SPORT Football Europe Di Stefano in serious condition Real Madrid great Alfredo di Stefano is in a serious condition in a Valencia hospital after suffering a heart attack at the age of 79. Di Stefano scored goals in every final, including a hat-trick in their famous 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden Park in 1960. Di Stefano was made honorary president of Real in 2000 when Florentino Perez came to power. news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/4557800.stm   (438 words)

White Lightning - [Sunday Herald] Di Stefano, despite his physical appearance as a pompous bank manager, was a hard man, simply because he had to be. Di Stefano, commonly acclaimed as ÒThe Blond ArrowÓ, played professionally from the age of 17 until he was 40. By then, Di Stefano had moved on and an honourable mention is due for ÒPacoÓ Gento the brilliant left winger who played in every minute of Madrid's eight European Cup finals between 1956 and 1966 Ð winning six of them. www.sundayherald.com /24627   (3059 words)

Alfredo Di Stefano --  Encyclopædia Britannica The Italian author and lexicographer Alfredo Panzini was a humorous writer with a melancholy disposition. More results on "Alfredo Di Stefano" when you join. Capo di Monte porcelain was produced by a factory established in 1743 at the Palazzo of Capo di Monte by Charles III of Naples. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9343142   (620 words)

USATODAY.com - Italian tenor Di Stefano attacked Di Stefano and his wife were attacked in their car Tuesday as they drove away from their villa in Diani, about 270 miles southeast of Nairobi, said Alex Rono, the senior police official in Coast Province. Di Stefano, 83, is famous for his duets with Maria Callas. Italian tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano, 83, and his wife were attacked in a robbery attempt in their villa at Diani, Kenya. www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-12-06-di-stefano_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA   (265 words)

Telegraph Sport Di Stefano needs bypass surgery, say doctors Honorary president: Alfredo di Stefano presents Michael Owen his Real Madrid shirt Di Stefano was today transferred to the La Fe hospital in Valencia, where doctors said he would need surgery once his conditioned improved. Di Stefano inspired Madrid to win five consecutive European Cups from 1956 to 1960, scoring in each final, including a hat-trick in the fifth. www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=T42JFPVSORQRZQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/sport/2005/12/24/ufnste24.xml   (169 words)

SI.com - Soccer - Real tops River Plate in Di Stefano tribute - Tuesday September 23, 2003 6:17PM Di Stefano, accompanied by officials from both clubs in the grandstand, was then presented with a commemorative plaque by his three grandchildren. Di Stefano also won eight Spanish league titles with Madrid before ending his career at Espanyol in 1966. Di Stefano spent five years with River Plate before moving on to Colombia's Millionarios in 1949. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/soccer/09/23/bc.eu.spt.soc.realmadri.ap   (531 words)

News & Views But as Di Stefano explores the essence of religions as communion with the elements or by creating new links with the divine, his work can also be ludic, such as when he creates a fantastic fauna on the sand. This time, and different from his previous exhibits, Di Stefano directly intervenes the landscape by manipulating the medium, whether it’s a circle with huge blocks of ice (Círculo polar en el desierto [Polar Circle in the Desert]) or a line with fossilized dinosaur vertebrae (La columna [The Backbone]). Di Stefano mounts scenes or scenarios with a variety of elements, both natural and manufactured. www.artnexus.com /NewsDetail/9039   (898 words)

Real Madrid C.F. Web Oficial - Real Madrid C.F. Official Web Site On 28 December, Alfredo di Stéfano underwent a 5-hour surgical operation where doctors performed a quadruple by-pass. Alfredo di Stéfano is Discharged from Hospital and Moves Back to His Home in Valencia Di Stéfano was staying at one of his daughter’s homes, where he was planning to spend Christmas. www.realmadrid.com /articulo/rma28753.htm   (185 words)

Real Madrid C.F. Web Oficial - Real Madrid C.F. Official Web Site Alfredo Di Stefano starts playing in the team, he is the greatest player in the history of soccer. It was Di Stefano's first year in Spain and he got his first prize as the best shooter in the championship with 29 goals. Di Stéfano and Mateos will be the goal scorers. www.realmadrid.com /articulo/rma2606.htm   (693 words)

uefa.com Di Stéfano: Servette were admittedly not one of the best teams in Europe, but that doesn't mean we didn't have to work hard to win. Di Stéfano: The game against [SK] Rapid Vienna, who had a formidable team with Zeman in goal, Happel in the centre of defence, Hanappi in midfield and the Korner brothers leading the attack. Di Stéfano: No, the Paris final wasn't the hardest; the toughest was the third, when we stole it from [[* Sp#A.C.-Milan#AC] Milan *], who had players like Maldini, Liedholm, Schiaffino... www.uefa.com /news/newsId=140942,printer.htmx   (622 words)

SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Di Stefano to meet kidnapper after 42 years MADRID, Spain – Soccer legend Alfredo Di Stefano will be reunited with one of the men who kidnapped him 42 years ago when a movie about Real Madrid receives its premiere on Thursday, news reports said. Paul del Rio was 19 when he participated in Di Stefano's abduction by four members of a Venezuelan guerrilla group during Madrid's visit to the country in August, 1963. Di Stefano, now 79, began his career with River Plate before moving on to Colombia's Millionarios in 1949. www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050825-0511-eu-spt-soc-distefano-kidnapper.html   (361 words)

uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - News & Features Real Madrid CF paid homage to the legendary Alfredo Di Stéfano, as his successors in the white shirt defeated CA River Plate 3-1 in the Trofeo Bernabéu on Tuesday night. Before the match the 77-year-old Di Stéfano, accompanied by his grandchildren, was presented with a commemorative plaque. Di Stéfano stayed at the Mestalla until 1980 when he went back to Argentina to coach River. www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=109010.html   (521 words)

June 4 She is trampled and dies a days later never having regained consciousness. www.freeglossary.com /June_4   (1205 words)

soccerway.com - News - 24 December 2005 - Alfredo Di Stéfano hospitalized In each of the finals, Di Stéfano managed to score. The 79-year-old is currently staying at the intensive care department of a hospital in Sagunto, near the city of Valencia. At the Spanish side was named best player in Europe in 1957 and 1959, and was part of the team that won the European Cup five times in a row. www.soccerway.com /news/2005/december/24/alfredo-di-stfano-hospitalized   (212 words)

June 4 She is trampled and dies a few days later, never having regained consciousness. 1942 - World War II: Reinhard Heydrich dies in Prague due to the assassination of Czechoslovak paratroopers (Operation Anthropoid). www.yahoo10.net /search/June_4.html   (1259 words)

Raúl closing in on record The record is currently held by another Real Madrid legend, Alfredo Di Stefano, who scored 49 goals in the European Champions Cup between 1956 and 1964. Real Madrid star Raúl scored his 48th Champions League goal on Tuesday, and is now just one goal away from tying the all-time record held by another Real legend, Alfredo Di Stefano. Raúl currently has 48 goals in the Champions League, and being still only 27 years old, it's probably safe to assume that he will eventually break Di Stefano's record and become the competition's greatest goalscorer of all time - unless Ruud van Nistelrooy beats him to it. www.playerhistory.com /article.asp?ARTID=233   (232 words)

Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé - Goals in European Cups Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé scored 49 goals in 64 European games. Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé - Goals in European Cups You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the author. www.rsssf.com /players/distefano-in-ec.html   (206 words)

ESPNsoccernet.com - Europe - Di Stefano: Madrid need Vieira Real Madrid great Alfredo di Stefano is confident Patrick Vieira would strengthen Jose Antonio Camacho's flair-laden team. Di Stefano, who occupies the post of honorary director at the club where he was a prolific marksman, urged the club to sign not just one, but two, central midfielders. Should Madrid miss out on Vieira, or even heed di Stefano's advice and chase another midfielder as well as the Frenchman, then Xabi Alonso of Real Sociedad is a likely target. soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=306001&cc=4716   (423 words)

Di Stefano to meet his kidnapper 42 years after event (Reut In this file picture, Former Argentine soccer player Alfredo di Stefano sets his footprints in cement in Monaco, August 2, 2004, during the Golden Foot ceremony. The film touches on the events of August 1963 when Venezuelan revolutionary Paul del Rio kidnapped Di Stefano while Real were on a pre-season tour of the South American country. It will be the first time Del Rio, now an artist and sculptor, and Di Stefano have met since the kidnapping. boards.conservativelife.com /viewtopic.php?t=51163   (300 words)

AskMen.com - Soccer players Alfredo Di Stefano's leadership on the field and commanding skills translated into Real Madrid's dominance of Europe in the late '50s. At the age of 50, he ended his footballing career with a testimonial match including the likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, and Lev Yashin. Why he's one of the greatest: At Real Madrid, Di Stéfano claimed eight Spanish League titles and won the first five editions of the European Champions' Cup, scoring in every final match. www.askmen.com /toys/top_10_60/92d_top_10_list.html   (1037 words)

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