Thank You Alfredo Di Stefano

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Sport  - Probably will never happen again football player can amplify up to three national team in his career. That's what the world experienced football legend, Alfredo Di Stefano, who died July 7, 2014.

Di Stefano much identified with the Spanish giant football clubs, Real Madrid FC, because in this club the golden age of his career. He managed to bring Real Madrid champions of Europe (now Champions League) 5 times in a row (1956-1960). With Real Madrid he scored 216 goals in the league during his career (1953-1964). The record was broken last a long time until new Raul Gonzales 2000s. No wonder he became a legend of the club.

Interestingly, the loss of him not only Spain but also Argentina and Colombia. But the blood flowing in his blood Italy, France, and Ireland. Di Stefano was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 4, 1926. His father, Alfredo Di Stefano Senior, was the Italians who emigrated to Argentina. His mother, Eulalia Laulhe Gilmont, are descendants of French and Irish.

Football career began in his native land. As a teenager he joined the bog Argentine Club, River Plate, to be a professional player (1943-1949). At this time he was called the Argentine national team and strengthen Tanggo team 6 times in a Cup event inn Latin America (South American Championship) in 1947. He scored 6 goals.

His career in Argentina ended in 1949 because of strikes football player there. For the sake of career connecting Di Stefano went to Colombia. He joined the club Millonarios Bogota-based starting in 1949. Yet in Colombia alone there are problems because of the country's football association FIFA received sanctions because of unrest in the league competition. But Di Stefano in Millonarios remained until 1953. Together this club as much as he played 102 times and scored 90 goals. Very productive as the attacker. As such he is also called upon the Colombian national  team and had played twice. But this appearance is not sanctioned FIFA because Colomba was subject to sanctions. He was summoned again when Argentina 1950 World Cup preparations. Yet Argentina resigned because he failed to compete in the World Cup.

Productivity in Millonarios captivate Real Madrid. Then in 1954 he was brought to the Matador State and played until 1964 before moving to Espanyol (Spain) and retired in 1966. He began to strengthen the Spanish national team in 1957 to 1961. Though come to compete in the World Cup qualifiers, but Spain failed to qualify for the World Cup at the time.

By strengthening the three national team, Di Stefano experience is very unique. And is recognized worldwide as a footballer he is crowned as one of the legends of world football. His pass away not only lose make Spain, Argentina, or Colombia, the world of football lost one of it's best player. Good bye, Thank you Alfredo Di Stefano.