Daniel Passarella: Argentine footballer (born 1953)
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.
 Passarella holding the FIFA World Cup trophy after the 1978 final. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Alberto Passarella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chacabuco, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 1974 | Primera División | 22 | 5 | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | 29 | 9 | – | – | 29 | 9 | ||||
| 1976 | 35 | 24 | – | 1 | 35 | 24 | ||||
| 1977 | 40 | 13 | – | 1 | 40 | 13 | ||||
| 1978 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 1979 | 38 | 9 | – | – | 38 | 9 | ||||
| 1980 | 41 | 12 | – | 0 | 41 | 12 | ||||
| 1981 | 42 | 14 | – | 1 | 42 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 266 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 1982–83 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 1983–84 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 34 | 8 | |||
| 1984–85 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 1985–86 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | – | 36 | 15 | |||
| Total | 109 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 139 | 35 | ||
| Internazionale | 1986–87 | Serie A | 23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 8 |
| 1987–88 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 73 | 15 | ||
| River Plate | 1988–89 | Primera División | 32 | 9 | – | – | 32 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 451 | 134 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 153 | ||||
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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1976 | 6 | 2 |
| 1977 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 13 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 11 | 5 | |
| 1980 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 22 | |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Passarella goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 October 1976 | Lima, Peru |  Peru | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 November 1976 | José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 5 June 1977 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  West Germany | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 18 June 1977 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Scotland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 July 1977 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 March 1978 | Nacional, Lima, Peru | Peru | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 5 April 1978 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 2–0 | |||||
| 9 | 6 June 1978 | Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  France | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 10 | 25 April 1979 | Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Bulgaria | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 26 May 1979 | Olimpico, Rome, Italy |  Italy | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 8 August 1979 | Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1979 Copa América |
| 13 | 23 August 1979 | Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Brazil | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1979 Copa América |
| 14 | 16 September 1979 | Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 15 | 13 May 1980 | Wembley, London, England |  England | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 16 | 12 October 1980 | Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Poland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 16 December 1980 | Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Argentina |  Switzerland | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 28 October 1981 | Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Poland | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 19 | 5 May 1982 | José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 23 June 1982 | José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| 21 | 29 June 1982 | Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain | Italy | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 22 | 26 May 1985 | Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1986 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
- FIFA World Cup: 1978, 1986
Individual
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1976
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978
- FIFA 100: 2004
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 2015
- AFA Team of All Time (published 2015)
- World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time
- Fiorentina All-time XI
- IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021
- IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021
Manager
River Plate
- Primera División: 1989–90, Apertura 1991, Apertura 1993
Monterrey
- Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2003
Individual
- South American Coach of the Year: 1997
References
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 |
Wiki Commons has media related to Daniel Passarella.
- Daniel Passarella – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Daniel Passarella at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Passarella at Soccerbase
- Biography at Planetworldcup.com
- IFFHS Top Division Goal Scorers of all time among defensive players
- Comprehensive season stats at RSSSF
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
- Profile and Statistics at Futbolistasblogspotcom.blogspot.com (in Spanish)
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