Rafael Albrecht

Rafael Albrecht
Personal information
Full nameJosé Rafael Albrecht
Date of birthAugust 23, 1941
Place of birthTucumán, Argentina
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Atlético Tucumán
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1957-1960 Atlético Tucumán70(0)
1960–1962Estudiantes229(56)
1963–1970San Lorenzo293(66)
1970–1974Club León
1974–1975Atlas
National team
1961–1969Argentina39(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Rafael Albrecht (born August 23, 1941) is a retired Argentine football defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.

Albrecht was born in Tucumán. He started his career with Club Atlético Tucumán in 1957, and made his breakthrough into the Argentina national team in 1961.

In 1962 he was signed by San Lorenzo where he was part of the 'Matadores' team that won the 1968 Metropolitano Championship without losing a single game. He played 229 games for the club scoring 56 goals.[1] Most of them were by way of penalties, and today he is still hailed as one of the best penalty takers ever.

In 1970 Albrecht moved to Mexico where he played out his career with Club León where he won two Mexican Cups and two Mexican Supercups, he then played for Atlas until his retirement in 1975.

Albrecht played a total of 506 top flight games in his career, scoring a total of 95 goals, putting him in 7th place on the IFFHS list of top scoring defenders.

Titles

Season Club Title
Torneo de la República 1960Argentina Atlético TucumánPrimera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1968Argentina San Lorenzo Primera Division Argentina
1970–1971Mexico Club León Campeón de Copa
1970–1971Mexico Club León Mexican Supercup
1971–1972Mexico Club León Campeón de Copa

References

  1. ↑ Museo de San Lorenzo (Spanish)