Legendary Soccer Icon Alfredo Di Stefano: A Brief History

Di Stefano was part of a dominant Real Madrid side as the talisman on the way to eight La Liga titles in the space of 10 years. Despite coming second in the Ballon d'Or rankings in 1956, he went on to secure the award the next year as well as another time in 1959. Only three men boast a better goal record for Los Blancos than the man who switched national allegiances during his career to represent both Spain and Argentina at the international level. Di Stefano scored 308 goals for the Spanish side, which made him the top marksman in the prestigious club's history at the time. Raul Gonzalez, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only men to have scored more in the iconic white shirt.

 

Team	Years	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Millionarios	1949 - 1953	1	2	Unknown
Real Madrid	1953 - 1964	360	276	2
Espanyol	1964 - 1966	56	13	Unknown
Argentina	1947	6	6	Unknown
Spain	1957 - 1961	31	23	Unknown