Passarella holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after the 1978 final.
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Alberto Passarella
Date of birth
(1953-05-25) 25 May 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth
Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)
Centre-back, sweeper
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1971–1973
Sarmiento
36
(9)
1973–1982
River Plate
266
(90)
1982–1986
Fiorentina
109
(26)
1986–1988
Inter Milan
44
(9)
1988–1989
River Plate
24
(7)
Total
479
(143)
International career
1976–1986
Argentina
70
(22)
Managerial career
1989–1994
River Plate
1994–1998
Argentina
1999–2001
Uruguay
2001
Parma
2002–2004
Monterrey
2005
Corinthians
2006–2007
River Plate
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner
1978 Argentina
Winner
1986 Mexico
Representing Argentina (as manager)
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata
Team
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former footballer and manager, who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all time.[2][3][4] As a player for Argentina, he was part of two FIFA World Cup-winning teams; he captained his nation to victory at the 1978 World Cup which Argentina hosted, and was also part of the winning squad in 1986.
Although playing as a centre-back, Passarella was also a proficient goalscorer; at one point, he was football's highest-scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record which was subsequently broken by Dutch player Ronald Koeman.[5] In 2004, Passarella was named one of the 125 greatest living footballers by Pelé at a FIFA awards ceremony.[6] In 2007, The Times placed him at 36th in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history, recalling that he "tackled with the ferocity of the wild bull of the Pampas".[7] In 2017, he was named as the 56th best player by FourFourTwo in their list of the 100 all-time greatest footballers.[8] As a manager, he coached the Argentina and Uruguay national teams, among several club sides.
After his playing and coaching career, Passarella also served as the president of River Plate for four years, after winning the elections in December 2009.[9]
^"Daniel Passarella". River Plate. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^Chiesa, Carlo F. (22 August 1999). "We are the champions – I 150 fuoriclasse che hanno fatto la storia del calcio" [The 150 champions that made football's history]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). p. 128.
^Cite error: The named reference World Soccer Players of the Century was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference IFFHS Dream Team was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"The World's most successful Top Division Goal Scorers of all time among defensive players". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^"Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
^"Top 50 Hardest Footballers". empireonline.com. The Times. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^Yorkhin, Michael (25 July 2017). "FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 60 to 51". FourFourtwo. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^Duncan Mackay. "Passarella becomes new River Plate President after controversial election – Inside World Football". insideworldfootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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