Daniel Passarella

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Daniel Alberto Passarella
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Passarella holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after the 1978 final
President of River Plate
In office
5 December 2009 –15 December 2013
Men's football
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1978 Argentina
Winner 1986 Mexico
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (as manager)
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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]

Club career

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Passarella playing for River Plate, 1981

Passarella was born in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires. He started his career at Sarmiento of Junín, Buenos Aires, in 1971. He played there until 1973, when he joined River Plate. Playing for Los Millonarios, he was constantly starting to be called up to the Argentina national team.

After his good performances at the 1982 World Cup, he joined Serie A side Fiorentina in the summer of 1982. At the Italian club, he scored 11 goals during the 1985–86 season, a record for a defender at the time, although the goal tally was surpassed by Marco Materazzi in the 2000–01 season. [10]

In 1986, he joined Internazionale, where he ended his Italian playing career in 1988. After his successful spell in the Serie A, he returned to River Plate, where he played until his retirement.

He was called "El Gran Capitán" ('the Great Captain', the nickname of the Argentinian independence hero, José de San Martín),"El Kaiser" (an allusion to German defender Franz Beckenbauer) or "El Caudillo" ('the Chief') [11] because of his leadership ability, his passion, and his organisational prowess on the field. He was a defender who often joined the attack, and helped generate and finish offensive plays. He was the all-time highest-scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record that was later broken by Dutch player Ronald Koeman. [5]

His aerial game was effective both defensively and in attack. Despite his average height of 1.73 m, he frequently scored headers. He was also a noted free-kick and penalty specialist. Furthermore, he was known for using elbows against rivals whilst managing to avoid the referee's gaze.

International career

As one of the pillars of the Argentina national football team, he would captain the team during the 1978 World Cup held in Argentina. He was the first Argentine player to hold the World Cup, as it was handed to him first when Argentina won the final. During the qualifying rounds of the 1986 World Cup, Passarella contributed to the goal which ensured Argentina's qualification in the final minutes of their match against Peru by allowing teammate Ricardo Gareca to score.

A bout of enterocolitis caused him to miss the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He was replaced in the first team by defender José Luis Brown and failed to regain his place after recovering from illness. Passarella had a fractious relationship with captain Diego Maradona and coach Carlos Bilardo during the tournament. He later claimed Bilardo and Maradona made certain that he was sidelined; [2] although he is the first and so far only player to feature in two Argentina World Cup–winning squads [ citation needed ], he did not play any of the matches in 1986, not even as a substitute.

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career, he returned to River Plate as a manager and guided them to three national championships, in 1989–90, 1991 and 1993. Thereafter, Passarella was appointed as the coach of the Argentina national team in 1994, replacing Alfio Basile. He was in charge of the team during the 1998 World Cup qualification campaign and later the competition itself, which was held in France. As the Argentina team head, Passarella had appointed a close friend and a fellow 1978 world champion, Américo Gallego, as his assistant coach. He banned long hair, earrings and homosexuals in the national team, leading to disputes with several players. [12] [13] Fernando Redondo and Claudio Caniggia eventually refused to play for Passarella and were excluded from his squad. [14]

Argentina's performances never reached the expected heights during the 1998 World Cup; the team was eliminated in the quarter-final after a last minute 2–1 defeat to the Netherlands. After the elimination, Passarella left the post and was replaced by compatriot Marcelo Bielsa. Subsequently, Passarella became the manager of the Uruguay national team, the first foreigner to take the job of Uruguay team, but he left the post during the 2002 World Cup qualification process. Afterwards, Passarella had a brief and unsuccessful stint as the coach of Italian side Parma in 2001, where, despite success in the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia, he was ultimately sacked after losing all of his five matches in the league, with the club sitting in the relegation zone. [15]

In 2003, he won the Mexican league title with Monterrey. In March 2004, he was named by Pelé as one of the 125 greatest living footballers. He was then hired as coach of Corinthians in Brazil, but was fired after a few months after a spell of bad results.

On 9 January 2006, he was appointed River Plate coach again after 12 years to occupy the vacancy left by Reinaldo Merlo's sudden departure. On 15 November 2007, he resigned as coach after River was beaten by penalties by Arsenal de Sarandí in the semi-final of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana.

In the summer of 2018, after publicly expressing interest in returning he was widely seen as the frontrunner to become the new manager of Monterrey for a second stint after the departure of Antonio Mohamed but the club ultimately decided to appoint Diego Alonso. [16]

Administrative career

Passarella was elected as president of River Plate in December 2009. [17] The club was in poor financial shape when Passarella took charge. [18] River Plate were relegated for the first time in the club's 110-year history in 2011. [19] Passarella was alleged to have engaged in fraud during his presidency. [20]

Career statistics

Club

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Passarella with Diego Maradona in May 1985
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sarmiento 1971 [21] Primera División C ?0——?0
1972 [21] Primera División C?0——?0
1973 [21] Primera División C369——369
Total36+9000036+9
River Plate 1974 [21] Primera División 225——225
1975 [21] Primera División299——299
1976 [21] Primera División3524—?13524
1977 [21] Primera División4013—?14013
1978 [21] Primera División194—?1194
1979 [21] Primera División389——389
1980 [21] Primera División4112—?04112
1981 [21] Primera División4214—?14214
Total2669000?4266+94
Fiorentina 1982–83 [21] Serie A 2735020343
1983–84 [21] Serie A27771—348
1984–85 [21] Serie A2656331359
1985–86 [21] Serie A291174—3615
Total109262585113935
Internazionale 1986–87 [21] Serie A2338471388
1987–88 [21] Serie A2168160357
Total4491651317315
River Plate 1988–89 [21] Primera División247——247
Career total479134411318+6538+153

International

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Three World Cup moments of Passarella as a player for Argentina, (left): Being carried by supporters, holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy, after winning the 1978 final; (middle): jumping to head the ball against Brazil in 1982; (right): pictured with compatriot Diego Maradona in Mexico in 1986
Appearances and goals by national team and year [22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 197662
197773
1978134
1979115
198093
198141
198293
198300
198400
198581
198630
Total7022
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Passarella goal. [22]
List of international goals scored by Daniel Passarella
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 October 1976 Lima, PeruFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 2–13–1 Friendly
210 November 1976 José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–01–0Friendly
35 June 1977 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1–31–3Friendly
418 June 1977La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–11–1Friendly
53 July 1977La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1–01–0Friendly
623 March 1978 Nacional, Lima, PeruFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 2–03–1Friendly
75 April 1978La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1–02–0Friendly
82–0
96 June 1978 Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of France.svg  France 1–02–1 1978 FIFA World Cup
1025 April 1979Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2–12–1Friendly
1126 May 1979 Olimpico, Rome, ItalyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–22–2Friendly
128 August 1979Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1–03–0 1979 Copa América
1323 August 1979Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–12–21979 Copa América
1416 September 1979 Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, YugoslaviaFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1–32–4Friendly
1513 May 1980 Wembley Stadium, London, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 1–21–3Friendly
1612 October 1980Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–02–1Friendly
1716 December 1980 Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, ArgentinaFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5–05–0Friendly
1828 October 1981Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–01–2Friendly
195 May 1982José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2–12–1Friendly
2023 June 1982 José Rico Pérez, Alicante, SpainFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–02–0 1982 FIFA World Cup
2129 June 1982 Sarrià, Barcelona, SpainFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–21–21982 FIFA World Cup
2226 May 1985 Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, VenezuelaFlag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 2–13–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

River Plate

Argentina Youth

Argentina

Individual

Manager

River Plate

Monterrey

Argentina

Individual

President

River Plate

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