The madridismo sacks of Don Alfredo Gave Stéfano

The samples of condolence have been numerous from the moment in that it knew the death of Gave Stéfano, a character wanted further of his condition of legend of the football. It expects a big influx to the passionate chapel of this Tuesday and tomorrow, Wednesday, in the morning, of nine and average to three. I gave Stéfano, the player that gave a jump of quality to the white club after this cancelled his signing by the Barça, is considered one of the four better players that has given the football, beside Peeled, Cruyff and Maradona. With the Real Madrid, Gave Stéfano won 5 glasses of Europe and 8 leagues, among others titles, before withdrawing in the Espanyol.

Speak of Alfredo gave Stéfano is to do it, definitely, of the most important player of the history of the Real Madrid. He was the most emblematic figure of the stage of maximum splendour of the white group and the creator of the prototype of polyvalent footballer. Five glasses of consecutive Europe and eight championships of League endorse the path of one of the cracks more recognised of the world-wide football. It was born in Buenos Aires on 4 July 1926. From small his passion was the football. River Plate was his first professional club and after a successful step by the Colombian football, the Millionaires of Bogota, landed in the European football. His arrival was full of controversy.

In 1953 the Barça and the Madrid struggled by his rights. The Barcelona, through Pepe Samitier, had negotiated his rights with River Plate. Whereas the whites, with Raimundo Saporta at the front, had done it with the Millionaires. The FIFA took part and decided that it played a season with each team. But the Barça, in an act of pride, renounced to this right. A decision that always has dragged controversial because a tandem Kubala-Gave Stéfano seemed convict to the most absolute success.

The duels with the crack of the Barça took out sparks and Gave Stéfano was one of the main nightmares of the defenders barcelonistas. Like player, withdrew in the Espanyol, where himself coincided with Kubala. After two seasons, gave the jump to the benches. Like technician, his more important attainments lived them in Valency in two stages. In the first, the season 70-71, proclaimed champion of League. And, later, in 1980, it directed the team champion of the Recopa.

Also it trained to his wanted to Real Madrid. In 1982 it landed in the Bernabéu where did to debut to the "Fifth of the Vulture". It was the year of the five subheads. Later, it returned in 1990 to substitute temporarily to John Benjamin Toshack. His bond with the Madrid has been constant along his professional life. In fact, Florentino Pérez, conscious that it was a very popular measure, converted it on 21 July 2000 in the president honorífico of the Madrilenian group. The "Saeta Blond" has said goodbye, but his myth already has remained for ever in the memory of the lovers of the football.