Alfonso Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfonso Silva Placeres | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 16 February 2007 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Konstanz, Germany | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1941–1945 | Real Club Victoria | ||
| 1946–1957 | Atletico de Madrid | ||
| 1957–1958 | Las Palmas | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alfonso Silva Placeres (19 March 1926 – 16 February 2007) was a football player considered one of the best in the history of Canary Islands' football.
He won La liga with Atletico de Madrid in the years 1949 and 1950 and was in the Spanish national football team which played in 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
On 10 January 1950 he played with the Canary Islands football team a game against the Argentinian champion San Lorenzo de Almagro which was successfully touring in Europe. The Canary Islands beat them 4-2.
On 1956 he was cast out because of a disciplinary problem by coach Barrios. He was transferred to newly created team Union Deportiva Las Palmas which paid 300.000 pesetas.
External links
- National team data (Spanish)
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