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Blond Arrow (Spanish: Saeta rubia) is a 1956 Spanish film directed by Florián Rey and starring Alfredo Di Stéfano, Antonio Casal and Antonio Ozores. [1] Di Stéfano, one of the stars of the Real Madrid side of the 1950s, appears as himself. The film's title refers to his nickname.
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Di Stéfano was born in Buenos Aires, in 1926. While he began his senior career at River Plate, Di Stéfano did not get into the first team right away. He started making his mark on a loan to Atlético Huracán, where he scored 10 goals in 25 appearances before returning to River Plate. The year of 1947 was doubly important for the young Di Stéfano: in...
By this point in his career, he was a bonafide superstar, whose hair color and explosive speed have earned him a nickname "Saeta Rubia" ("The Blonde Arrow"). Following a complicated bidding war for his services between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Di Stéfano joined Real in 1953. In a classic "the rich get richer" scenario, the addition of Di Stéfano ...
He continued to win trophies as a manager, most notably with Boca Juniors, River Plate, Sporting and Valencia. In 1989, he became the only player in football history to be presented with the Super Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was voted the fourth greatest football player of all time. He died of a heart attack in 2014, at the age of 88. By Rosa Nelson R...
Jul 7, 2014 · Di Stefano - nicknamed the Blond Arrow - suffered a heart attack on Saturday. Di Stefano welcomed David Beckham to Real in 2003. He passed away at Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid at 5.15pm local time on Monday.
Jul 7, 2014 · Known as 'The Blond Arrow' during a playing career that brought a plethora of titles, including five European Champion Clubs' Cups and eight Spanish Liga titles, Di Stéfano lit up the world of...
Jul 8, 2014 · The ‘Blond Arrow,’ as he was nicknamed, is regarded as one of the greatest soccer players not only in Argentina, but in Spain. He helped the Spanish club team, Real Madrid, win eight league titles in the 1950s through the early 60s.
The football played by the Saeta Rubia(Blond Arrow) captivated everybody and Real Madrid and Barcelona fought hard to sign the best player of that era. Eventually, the Whites managed to sign...
Alfredo Di Stéfano: The Blond Arrow - Football LegendDiscover the legendary career of Alfredo Di Stéfano, the iconic "Blond Arrow." Witness his brilliance on...
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