Alfonso Silva

Summary

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.

Alfonso Silva
Personal information
Full name Alfonso Silva Placeres
Date of birth (1926-03-19)19 March 1926
Place of birth Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Date of death 16 February 2007(2007-02-16) (aged 80)
Place of death Konstanz, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1945 Real Club Victoria
1946–1957 Atletico de Madrid 153 (34)
1957–1958 Las Palmas 36 (11)
International career
1949–1951 Spain 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won La liga with Atletico de Madrid in 1949 and 1950 and was in the Spain national football team which played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

On 10 January 1950 he played for the Canary Islands football team against the Argentine champion San Lorenzo de Almagro which was successfully touring in Europe. The Canary Islands beat them 4–2.

In 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.

Honours edit

Atlético Madrid[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Alfonso Silva Placeres' player career - BDFutbol".

External links edit

  • National team data (in Spanish)
  • Alfonso Silva at National-Football-Teams.com