Daniel Passarella

Football, Football player

1953 –

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Who is Daniel Passarella?

Daniel Alberto Passarella is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan 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 4 years after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009.

One of the best attacking central defenders of all time, at one point Passarella was football's top scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches. In 2004, Passarella was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.

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Born
May 25, 1953
Chacabuco
Also known as
  • Daniel Alberto Passarella
Nationality
  • Argentina
Profession
Lived in
  • Buenos Aires Province
  • Chacabuco

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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