Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos ( Spanish: Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos ; born October 4, 1955, Las Parejas , province of Santa Fe , Argentina ) is an Argentine footballer . Member of two world championships. World Champion 1986 .
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| Full name | Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | El Filósofo , Valdanágoras , El Poeta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 188 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
After the end of his career, he worked as a commentator and coach, and the last club was Valencia . After leaving Valencia, he held the position of Director General of the Real Madrid Football Club for a long time. May 25, 2011 left the “Real”. According to the official version - due to changes in the organizational structure of the club [2] , and according to the unofficial version - in connection with the conflict with head coach Jose Mourinho [3] .
Interesting Facts
- In his honor, the former captain of Real Madrid Raul named his son.
- As the author of Valdano became famous thanks to the book “Dreams of Football” ( Spanish version Sueños de fútbol ), he was also the editor of the book “Football Stories” ( Spanish version Cuentos de fútbol ).
Achievements
As a player
- Argentina Champion : 1974
- Youth World Champion: 1979
- Spanish League Cup Winner : 1985
- UEFA Cup Winner : 1985, 1986
- Champion of Spain : 1986, 1987, 1988
- World Champion : 1986
As a trainer
- Champion of Spain : 1995
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Florentino Pérez: "La salida de Valdano del club se debe a una reestructuración organizativa" (Spanish) (unavailable link) . Sitio Oficial del Real Madrid CF (05.25.2011). Date of treatment May 25, 2011. Archived March 19, 2012.
- ↑ Mourinho survives Valdano from Real Madrid . Football.ua (05/14/2011). Date of treatment May 25, 2011. Archived March 19, 2012.