List of international goals scored by Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano was an Argentinian-born professional footballer who played for both Argentina and Spain between 1947 and 1961, and scored 29 international goals during that time.[1] He played as a deep-lying forward, and is considered one of the best players of all time.[2][3] Di Stéfano was one of the first footballers to control matches by roaming the pitch, unusual in an era when most players did not stray from their set position.[4] He was twice awarded the Ballon d'Or as European football's player of the year; in 1957 and 1959.[5]

Di Stéfano kitted out for Argentina in 1947: he played 6 times for his native country, before appearing 31 times for Spain.[1]

Di Stéfano made his international debut for Argentina in December 1947, scoring a goal during a 7–0 win against Bolivia. He scored six goals, including his first international hat-trick—against Colombia—during his six appearances for Argentina.[1] These all came during the 1947 South American Championship,[lower-alpha 1] which Argentina won.[6] In 1949, he was one of many Argentinian players who left the country to play in an unsanctioned Colombian league which paid higher wages than those available in his native country. During his time there, he appeared four times for Colombia in matches that are not recognised by FIFA. He moved to Real Madrid in 1953, and gained Spanish citizenship three years later.[4]

He debuted for Spain in January 1957, scoring a hat-trick in a friendly against the Netherlands.[1] Generally, he was less successful internationally than with Real Madrid; The Guardian's Brian Glanville suggested that he was unable to dictate play within the defensive structure established by Spain's manager Helenio Herrera.[4] Nevertheless, he scored 23 goals in 31 matches for his adopted country,[1] becoming Spain's leading goal-scorer, which he remained until Emilio Butragueño surpassed his total in 1990.[7]

Di Stéfano scored more goals against Chile than any other team, doing so five times: once for Argentina and four times for Spain. He was most prolific at the Estadio George Capwell and Santiago Bernabéu stadiums, scoring six goals at each. Of Di Stéfano's 29 goals, 16 were scored in friendlies. In competitive matches, he scored six times in the South American Championship, four times in FIFA World Cup qualification matches, and three times in his two UEFA European Championship qualification matches.[1]

International goals
  • Di Stefano's team's score listed first, score column indicates score after each Di Stefano goal.
International goals by Alfredo Di Stéfano[1]
No. Team Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1  Argentina 14 December 1947Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador Bolivia6–07–01947 South American Championship[8]
2 211 December 1947Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador Peru2–13–2[9]
3 316 December 1947Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador Chile1–01–1[10]
4 418 December 1947Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador Colombia2–06–0[11]
5 5–0
6 6–0
7  Spain 130 January 1957Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Netherlands2–05–1Friendly[12]
8 4–0
9 5–1
10 331 March 1957King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–05–0Friendly[13]
11 4–0
12 724 November 1957Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Switzerland2–04–11958 FIFA World Cup qualification[14]
13 3–0
14 1013 April 1958Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Portugal1–01–0Friendly[15]
15 1228 February 1959Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Italy1–01–1Friendly[16]
16 1328 June 1959Stadion Slaski, Chorzów, Poland Poland2–14–21960 European Nations' Cup qualifying[17]
17 4–1
18 1414 October 1959Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Poland1–03–01960 European Nations' Cup qualifying[18]
19 1522 November 1959Mestalla, Valencia, Spain Austria1–06–3Friendly[19]
20 5–2
21 1713 March 1960Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain Italy2–13–1Friendly[20]
22 1910 July 1960Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Peru1–03–1Friendly[21]
23 2014 July 1960Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Chile1–04–0Friendly[22]
24 2–0
25 2117 July 1960Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Chile1–04–1Friendly[23]
26 2–0
27 2619 April 1961Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales2–12–11962 FIFA World Cup qualification[24]
28 2811 June 1961Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Argentina2–02–0Friendly[25]
29 3023 November 1961Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Morocco2–13–21962 FIFA World Cup qualification[26]

Statistics

Notes
  1. The South American Championship was the predecessor to the Copa América.

References
  1. Pla Diaz, Emilio (10 July 2014). "Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé – International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. Craddock, James, ed. (2016). "Di Stéfano, Alfredo". Encyclopedia of World Biography. 36 (2 ed.). Gale. pp. 149–150 – via Gale General OneFile.
  3. Ponting, Ivan (7 July 2014). "Alfredo di Stefano: Footballer hailed as one of the greatest in the history of the game". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. Glanville, Brian (7 July 2014). "Alfredo Di Stéfano obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. "Ballon d'Or winners list". The Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. Augustyn, Adam, ed. (2011). The Britannica Guide to Soccer. Britannica Educational Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-61530-581-0.
  7. Hall, Andy (6 October 2017). "Butragueño took Di Stéfano's goals record against Albania". Diario AS. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. "Argentina v Bolivia, 04 December 1947". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. "Argentina v Peru, 11 December 1947". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. "Argentina v Chile, 16 December 1947". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. "Argentina v Colombia, 18 December 1947". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. "Spain v Netherlands, 30 January 1957". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. "Belgium v Spain, 31 March 1957". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. "Switzerland v Spain, 24 November 1957". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  15. "Spain v Portugal, 13 April 1958". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  16. "Italy v Spain, 28 February 1959". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  17. "Poland v Spain, 28 June 1959". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  18. "Spain v Poland, 14 October 1959". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  19. "Spain v Austria, 22 November 1959". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  20. "Spain v Italy, 13 March 1960". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  21. "Peru v Spain, 10 July 1960". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  22. "Chile v Spain, 14 July 1960". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  23. "Chile v Spain, 17 July 1960". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  24. "Wales v Spain, 19 April 1961". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  25. "Spain v Argentina, 11 June 1961". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  26. "Spain v Morocco, 23 November 1961". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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