Alejandro Sabella

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Alejandro Sabella
Personal information
Full name:	Alejandro Javier Sabella
Date of birth:	5 November 1954(1954-11-05)
Place of birth:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death:	8 December 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 66)
Place of death:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1974–1978 1978–1980 1980–1981 1981–1987 1985 1987-1988 1988-1989 Total	River Plate Sheffield United Leeds United Estudiantes → Grêmio (loan) Ferro Carril Oeste Irapuato	117 0(11) 076 00(8) 023 00(2) 149 0(10) 010 00(0) 027 00(2) 031 00(0) 433 0(33)
National team
1983–1984	Argentina	008 00(0)
Teams managed
2009–2011 2011–2014	Estudiantes Argentina

Alejandro Javier Sabella (5 November 1954 – 8 December 2020) was an Argentine football manager and former player. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. Known as "Alex" while in England (an anglicized version of his real name), Sabella then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and finishing his career with Irapuato.

Honours

Player

River Plate

• Primera División: 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano

Estudiantes

• Primera División: 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional

Manager

Estudiantes

• Copa Libertadores: 2009
• Argentine Primera División: 2010 Apertura

Death

Sabella died on 8 December 2020 due to an intra-hospital virus which aggravated a heart disease. He was 66 years old. He died two weeks after teammate Diego Maradona, who also managed Argentina to a World Cup.

External links

• Profile and tactical analysis in (Portuguese)

Template:Argentina squad (1983 Copa América)

Argentina – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Runner up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Campagnaro 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pérez 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Rodríguez 12. Orión 13. A. Fernández 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. F. Fernández 18. Palacio 19. Álvarez 20. Agüero 21. Andújar 22. Lavezzi 23. Basanta Manager:   Alejandro Sabella