Daniel Passarella

Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre back, and former manager of the Argentina and Uruguay national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup. He was president of the River Plate sports club for four years after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009. [2]

Daniel Passarella
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
Place of birth Chacabuco, 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 226 (90)
1982–1986 Fiorentina 109 (26)
1986–1988 Internazionale 44 (9)
1988–1989 River Plate 32 (9)
Total 447 (143)
National team
1976–1986 Argentina 70 (22)
Teams managed
1989–1994 River Plate
1994–1998 Argentina
1999–2001 Uruguay
2001 Parma
2002–2004 Monterrey
2005 Corinthians
2006–2007 River Plate
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner1978 Argentina
Winner1986 Mexico
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Passarella with Diego Maradona, Napoli v Fiorentina, May 1985
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate1974Primera División225––225
1975299––299
19763524–13524
19774013–14013
1978194–1194
1979389––389
19804112–04112
19814214–14214
Total 2669000494
Fiorentina1982–83Serie A2735020343
1983–8427771–348
1984–852656331359
1985–86291174–3615
Total 109262585113935
Internazionale1986–87Serie A2338471388
1987–882168160357
Total 4491651317315
River Plate1988–89Primera División329––329
Career total 45113441136153

International
Three World Cup moments of Passarella as player of Argentina, (left): Being raised by the supporters after winning the 1978 final; (right): jumping to head the ball v Brazil in 1982; (right): with Diego Maradona in Mexico, 1986
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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.[3]
List of international goals scored by Daniel Passarella
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 October 1976Lima, Peru Peru2–13–1Friendly
210 November 1976José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina Peru1–01–0Friendly
35 June 1977La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina West Germany1–31–3Friendly
418 June 1977La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina Scotland1–11–1Friendly
53 July 1977La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina Yugoslavia1–01–0Friendly
623 March 1978Nacional, Lima, Peru Peru2–03–1Friendly
75 April 1978La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina Romania1–02–0Friendly
82–0
96 June 1978Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina France1–02–11978 FIFA World Cup
1025 April 1979Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Bulgaria2–12–1Friendly
1126 May 1979Olimpico, Rome, Italy Italy2–22–2Friendly
128 August 1979Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Bolivia1–03–01979 Copa América
1323 August 1979Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Brazil1–12–21979 Copa América
1416 September 1979Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–32–4Friendly
1513 May 1980Wembley, London, England England1–21–3Friendly
1612 October 1980Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Poland1–02–1Friendly
1716 December 1980Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Argentina Switzerland5–05–0Friendly
1828 October 1981Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Poland1–01–2Friendly
195 May 1982José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina Bulgaria2–12–1Friendly
2023 June 1982José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain El Salvador1–02–01982 FIFA World Cup
2129 June 1982Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain Italy1–21–2
2226 May 1985Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela2–13–21986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

River Plate

  • Prtimera División (6): 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional

Argentina

Individual

  • Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1976
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978[4]
  • FIFA 100: 2004[5]
  • Golden Foot Legends Award: 2015[6]
  • AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)[7]
  • World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time[8]
  • Fiorentina All-time XI[9]
  • IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021[10]
  • IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021[11]

Manager

River Plate

Monterrey

  • Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2003

Individual

  • South American Coach of the Year: 1997

References
  1. "daniel passarella". River Plate – rivermillonarios.com.ar. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. Mamrud, Roberto (8 January 2015). "Daniel Alberto Passarella – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. Davies, Christopher (5 March 2004). "Pele open to ridicule over top hundred". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. "La Selección de Todos los Tiempos" [The Team of All Time] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. "World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  9. Matteo Magrini (23 August 2016). "Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta" (in Italian). Fiorentina.it. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  10. "IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 22 May 2021.
  11. "IFFHS All Time South America Men's Dream Team". 26 May 2021.

Other websites
World Cup-winners status
Preceded by
Franz Beckenbauer
1945		 Latest Born Captain
1953
25 June 1978 – 29 June 1986		 Succeeded by
Diego Maradona
1960
Records
Preceded by
Bobby Moore
25		 Youngest Captain
25
25 June 1978 – present 		Incumbent
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