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  Encyclopedia: Alfredo Di Stefano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
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 Alfredo Di Stefano: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Di Stéfano is undoubtably one of the greatest players never to grace a World Cup Finals (additional info and facts about World Cup Finals) tournament, missing out on his last chance through injury.
Di Stéfano is currently the 3rd highest scorer in the history of Spain's top division, with 228 goals in 329 games, behind Hugo Sánchez (additional info and facts about Hugo Sánchez) (234 goals) and Telmo Zarra (additional info and facts about Telmo Zarra) (251).
Di Stéfano was named by Pelé (additional info and facts about Pelé) as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers (additional info and facts about top 125 greatest living footballers) in March 2004.
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 Di Stefano stable after suffering heart attack
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.
Di Stefano was was born on July 4, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
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 ALFREDO Di STEFANO- International Football Hall of Fame
Alfredo di Stefano was considered by many the greatest player of all time.
Di Stefano's amazing fitness allowed him to be defending one moment and pop up on the edge of the opposition's area to score a goal the next.
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.
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 Ex-soccer star Di Stefano has heart attack - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
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.
www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2005/12/24/soccer_great_di_stefano_has_heart_attack   (225 words)

  
 Heart attack: Di Stefano 'stable'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
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 Real great Di Stefano has heart attack - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano is in a stable condition in hospital in Sagunto near Valencia after suffering a heart attack in the early hours of Saturday morning.
"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.
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 News & Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
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.
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 Read about Alfredo Di Stefano at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Alfredo Di Stefano and learn about Alfredo Di ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926, at Barrancas,
After the disappointment of missing the World Cup, Di Stéfano moved to Espanyol and played there until his retirement at the age of 40.
Di Stéfano is currently the 3rd highest scorer in the history of Spain's top division, with 228 goals in 329 games, behind Hugo Sánchez (234 goals) and
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 White Lightning - [Sunday Herald]
Di Stefano, commonly acclaimed as ÒThe Blond ArrowÓ, played professionally from the age of 17 until he was 40.
Di Stefano, despite his physical appearance as a pompous bank manager, was a hard man, simply because he had to be.
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.
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 USATODAY.com - Italian tenor Di Stefano attacked   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Italian tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano, 83, and his wife were attacked in a robbery attempt in their villa at Diani, Kenya.
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.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-12-06-di-stefano_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA   (265 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 spent five years with River Plate before moving on to Colombia's Millionarios in 1949.
Di Stefano also won eight Spanish league titles with Madrid before ending his career at Espanyol in 1966.
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 Telegraph | Sport | Di Stefano needs bypass surgery, say doctors
Di Stefano was today transferred to the La Fe hospital in Valencia, where doctors said he would need surgery once his conditioned improved.
A hospital statement said Di Stefano was suffering from an "acute heart condition".
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.
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 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 began his career with Argentine giants River Plate in 1945.
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.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/4557800.stm   (438 words)

  
 CNN.com - Legend Di Stefano has heart attack - Dec 24, 2005
Di Stefano, Real Madrid's honorary president and record scorer, led the club to five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960 and eight Spanish league titles.
Di Stefano was the key player in Real's five consecutive European Cup victories, scoring goals in every final and a hat-trick in their stunning 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden Park in 1960, a match that is widely regarded as the greatest ever European club game.
Di Stefano was made honorary president of Real in 2000 when Perez came to power and has been a regular presence at official club events.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/12/24/spain.distefano   (612 words)

  
 Alfredo Di Stefano --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Italian author and lexicographer Alfredo Panzini was a humorous writer with a melancholy disposition.
Capo di Monte porcelain was produced by a factory established in 1743 at the Palazzo of Capo di Monte by Charles III of Naples.
The Italian Renaissance sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni was a student of Donatello and a teacher of Michelangelo.
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 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)

  
 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.
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 Alfredo Di Stefano ,Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His transfer to Spain from South America was shrouded in controversy, and FIFA ordered that he spend a year at both Barcelona were unimpressed by his quiet start there and gave up their option; within days, he scored a hat-trick against them.
Phenomenally fit - a result, he claimed, of road-racing in Buenos Aires as a child and working on his parents' farm - he was capable of defending one moment and popping up on the edge of the opposition's area to score a goal the next.
Alfredo Di Stefano played international foot-ball for both Argentina and Spain without ever making it to a World Cup Final.
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 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: No, the Paris final wasn't the hardest; the toughest was the third, when we stole it from [AC] Milan, who had players like Maldini, Liedholm, Schiaffino...
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.
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 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - News & Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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)

  
 ESPNsoccernet.com - Europe - Legend Di Stefano suffers heart attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano is in a stable condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack during the night.
Di Stefano inspired Madrid to win five consecutive European Cups from 1956 to 1960, netting in each final, including a hat-trick in the fifth.
Current Madrid club president Florentino Perez and vice-president Emilio Butragueno are at the hospital Santugo where Di Stefano is being treated to observe his progress.
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 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)

  
 World Football News Article | Reuters.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
MADRID, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano is in a stable condition in hospital in Sagunto near Valencia after suffering a heart attack in the early hours of Saturday morning.
He was made honorary president in 2000 when Perez came to power and has been a regular presence at official club events and player presentations.
Di Stefano transferred to Valencia for further tests
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 Saeta rubia (1956)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Alfredo Di Stefano was born in Buenos Aires,Argentina and played in the great club from the 40's River Plate as a youngster but most in the bench,he even played some national caps for Argentina before he nationalised himself as a spanish man,where he joined the top club Real Madrid which he won 6 european cups!
And someday they suddenly get contact with Alfredo di Stefano and in favor Di Stefano own them an favor after the kids helping him,and Di Stefano agrees to help them by coaching their football skills and later creating an team.
You can see some piece of Di Stefano skills in this movie juggling,dribblings and show some highlights from his games in the league wich is great,after all this movie is 50 years old.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0049705   (373 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Soccer players
Four years later, Ronaldo returned to prove his point: eight goals throughout the competition, including both goals in the final match against Germany, and Brazil was crowned the 2002 World Cup champion.
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.
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 Alfredo Di Stefano
Actually, Barcelona reached an agreement with River Plate, the club that had the rights to Di Stefano, but Madrid negotiated directly with Millonarios.
Barca pulled out, and Di Stefano debuted for Real precisely against the Catalan arch rivals.
Under his guidance Valencia won the Spanish Cup in 1979, but Real Madrid achieved FIVE second places in 1983, squandering the League title on the last day after succumbing by 0-1 in Valencia of all places, and losing in four different cup-finals.
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