Rafael Albrecht

José Rafael Albrecht (born August 23, 1941) is a retired Argentine football defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.

Rafael Albrecht
Personal information
Full name José Rafael Albrecht
Date of birth (1941-08-23) August 23, 1941
Place of birth Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Atlético Tucumán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Atlético Tucumán ? (?)
1960–1962 Estudiantes 70 (0)
1963–1970 San Lorenzo 229 (56)
1970–1974 Club León 145 (36)
1974–1975 Atlas 62 (3)
National team
1961–1969 Argentina 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007

Career

Albrecht was born in Tucumán. He started his career with Club Atlético Tucumán in 1957. In 1960, he was signed by Estudiantes, where he excelled and, thus, was called to play for the Argentina national team in 1961.

In 1962 he was transferred to San Lorenzo for 10 million pesos, a huge amount for those days. In San Lorenzo, he was part of two famous teams, the 'Carsucias' in 1964 and the 'Matadores' in 1968. The 'Matadores' team won the 1968 Metropolitano Championship without losing a single game. He played 229 games for the club, scoring 56 goals.[1] Most of them were by way of penalties.

In 1970 Albrecht moved to Mexico. He first played with Club León, helping the team win two Copa México and two Campeón de Campeones super cups. He then played for Atlas, where he retired from football in 1975.

Albrecht played a total of 506 top flight games in his career, scoring a total of 95 goals, putting him in 7th place on the IFFHS list of top scoring defenders.

Titles
Season Club Title
Torneo República 1960Atlético TucumánArgentine Primera División
Metropolitano 1968San LorenzoArgentine Primera División
1970–1971Club LeónCopa México
Campeón de Campeones
1971–1972Club LeónCopa México
Campeón de Campeones

References
Sources
Notes
  1. Museo de San Lorenzo (in Spanish)


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