Alejandro Sabella

Born on : November 05, 1954 at Buenos Aires

Date of death : December 08, 2020

Nationality : Argentina

Height : 1m71

Number of international caps : 8

First cap : vs Chile 12/05/1983

Main position
Midfield	100%

Identities

Alejandro Sabella

Alejandro Javier Sabella

Manager careerLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 21:50

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2014	Argentina																								10	70%7	20%2	10%1	World CupFinaFinale	13	4	10	70%7	20%2	10%1		13	4
2013	Argentina																								12	58%7	33%4	8%1		26	11	12	58%7	33%4	8%1		26	11
2012	Argentina																								11	73%8	18%2	9%1		26	11	11	73%8	18%2	9%1		26	11
2011	Argentina																								8	50%4	25%2	25%2		11	7	8	50%4	25%2	25%2		11	7
2010/2011	Al Jazira	1	2	50%1		50%1	1	53	5	6																						2	50%1		50%1		5	6
2010/2011	Estudiantes LP	1	19	74%14	16%3	11%2			32	8	4		50%2	50%2	Copa Sudamericana2e t2e tour Recopa SudamericanaFinaFinale	2	4															23	61%14	22%5	17%4		34	12
2009/2010	Estudiantes LP	1	38	55%21	21%8	24%9			61	33	12	67%8	8%1	25%3	Copa Libertadores1/4 1/4 de finale Club World CupFinaFinale	20	11															50	58%29	18%9	24%12		81	44
2008/2009	Estudiantes LP	1	13	54%7	31%4	15%2			19	11	11	73%8	27%3		Copa LibertadoresFinaFinale	18	2															24	63%15	29%7	8%2		37	13
Total			72	60%43	21%15	19%14	1	53	117	58	27	59%16	22%6	19%5		40	17								41	63%26	24%10	12%5		76	33	140	61%85	22%31	17%24		233	108

Sabella's career statisticsLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 21:50

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1988/1989

1987/1988

1987/1988

1986/1987

1985/1986

1985

1984

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Argentina	Friendlies	2					1	1	180	0	100%		22%			0%	50%	50%

1983

Estudiantes LP

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Argentina	Friendlies	2						1	113	0	50%	1	50%			0%	100%	0%
Argentina	Copa America	4					4	2	334	0	100%		100%			25%	75%	0%

1982

1981/1982

1980/1981

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Leeds United	Division 1	23	2		990		25	9	1980	0	96%	1	55%			39%	22%	39%

1979/1980

Sheffield U

1978/1979

Sheffield U

1978

River Plate

Club	Competition															V	D	L
River Plate	Primera División	9					8	2	566	0	67%	3	53%			44%	22%	33%
River Plate	Copa Libertadores	1							21	0	0%	1	20%			0%	100%	0%

1977

River Plate

434

512

Club	Competition															V	D	L
River Plate	Primera División	31	4		434		9	9	1734	0	55%	14	56%			48%	35%	16%
River Plate	Copa Libertadores	5					3	1	312	0	60%	2	83%			20%	60%	20%

1976

River Plate

845

1029

Club	Competition															V	D	L
River Plate	Primera División	37	3		845		26	13	2536	0	81%	7	70%			59%	22%	19%
River Plate	Copa Libertadores	9					9	2	552	0	56%	4	64%			56%	0%	44%

1975

River Plate

281

Club	Competition															V	D	L
River Plate	Primera División	29	5		281		7	9	1406	0	45%	16	48%			62%	17%	21%

1974

River Plate

Club	Competition															V	D	L
River Plate	Primera División	10					6	2	591	0	70%	3	28%			30%	30%	40%

Total

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Notes

Overall

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Physical

/20

Mental

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Technical

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Offense

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Defense

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Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Primera División

1975(Metropolitano) logo River Plate

1977(Metropolitano)

Manager's titles

Victories

UAE Pro League	1	2011
Copa Libertadores	1	2009

Runner-ups

Primera División	1	2010(Clausura)
World Cup	1	2014
Club World Cup	1	2009
Recopa Sudamericana	1	2010

Transfers

29/07/14 > 08/12/20	Retired	mana.
29/07/11 > 29/07/14	Argentina	mana.
01/06/11 > 29/07/11	Al Jazira	mana.
15/03/09 > 02/02/11	Estudiantes LP	mana.
10/01/06 > 15/11/07	River Plate	a. m.
05/03/05 > 10/01/06	Corinthians	a. m.
01/07/02 > 01/01/04	Monterrey	a. m.
01/07/01 > 01/07/02	Parma	a. m.
01/07/99 > 01/07/01	Uruguay	a. m.
01/07/94 > 01/07/99	Argentina	a. m.
01/07/89 > 01/07/94	River Plate	a. m.

01/07/89 > 08/12/20	Retired
01/07/88 > 01/07/89	Irapuato
01/10/87 > 01/07/88	Ferro Carril Oeste
01/07/87 > 01/10/87	Estudiantes LP
01/01/86 > 01/07/87	Grêmio
01/01/82 > 01/01/86	Estudiantes LP
01/07/80 > 01/01/82	Leeds United
19/07/78 > 01/07/80	Sheffield U	240 k€
01/01/74 > 19/07/78	River Plate

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 21:50

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Al Jazira	2	50%1	0%0	50%1	5	6
Argentina	41	63%26	24%10	12%5	76	33
Estudiantes LP	97	60%58	22%21	19%18	152	69

Player career by clubLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 21:50

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Argentina	8			627	88%7	13%1	13%1
Leeds United	23	2	990	1980	96%22	39%9	39%9
River Plate	131	12	643	7718	62%81	52%68	23%30

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Godoy Cruz	4	4	7	3
Newell's Old Boys	6	3	6	4
Indep.	4	3	11	6
River Plate	4	3	8	2
Boca Juniors	4	3	5	2
Huracán	4	3	9	2
Arsenal de Sarandi	3	3	7	0
Brazil	5	2	7	8
Argentinos	4	2	6	5
Tigre	4	2	6	6
Racing Club	4	2	6	1
Lanus	4	2	7	1
Gim. La Plata	4	2	7	4
Cruzeiro	3	2	6	1
Venezuela	3	2	4	1
Vélez Sarsfield	3	2	4	0
San Lorenzo	3	2	5	2
Chile	2	2	6	2
Nigeria	2	2	6	3
Paraguay	2	2	8	3

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Estudiantes LP	9	3	1
Talleres	4	3	0
Brazil	3	1	0
Boca Juniors	10	1	0
Vélez Sarsfield	6	3	0
Racing Club	6	4	1
Atlanta	5	3	0
Huracán	5	4	1
All Boys	5	4	1
Argentinos	4	4	0
Ledesma	2	2	1
Newell's Old Boys	6	2	0
Unión	6	1	0
Temperley	6	3	1
Gim. La Plata	5	2	0
San Lorenzo	5	3	1
Peñarol	4	2	0
Quilmes	4	3	0
Chacarita	4	1	2
Banfield	3	1	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Brazil	5	2	8
Newell's Old Boys	6	2	4
Argentinos	4	2	5
Colon de Santa Fe	4	2	6
Tigre	4	2	6
Internacional	2	1	2
FC Barcelona	1	1	2
Germany	2	1	2
LDU Quito	2	1	2
Uruguay	2	1	3
Venezuela	3	1	1
Alianza Lima	2	1	4
Indep.	4	1	6
Racing Club	4	1	1
Rosario	2	1	3
Banfield	3	1	3
Gim. La Plata	4	1	4
All Boys	1	1	2
Al Ain	1	1	4

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Boca Juniors	10	4	9
Estudiantes LP	9	3	9
Unión	6	3	10
Gim. La Plata	5	3	9
Cruzeiro	3	2	8
Southampton	2	2	5
Stoke City	2	2	6
Vélez Sarsfield	6	2	7
Newell's Old Boys	6	2	7
Chacarita	4	2	6
Peñarol	4	1	4
Uruguay	1	1	1
Aston Villa	2	1	3
Man City	2	1	1
Wolves	1	1	2
Leicester	2	1	2
Nottingham	2	1	2
Racing Club	6	1	8
Talleres	4	1	2
Banfield	3	1	4

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1988/1989	Irapuato	0%	0%	0	24%	39%	38	-
1987/1988	Ferro Carril Oeste	0%	0%	0	17%	31%	35	-
1987/1988	Estudiantes LP	0%	0%	0	60%	40%	5	-
1986/1987	Grêmio	0%	0%	0	32%	32%	28	-
1985/1986	Grêmio	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1985	Estudiantes LP	0%	0%	0	42%	36%	33	-
1984	Estudiantes LP	0%	0%	0	59%	23%	44	-
1983	Estudiantes LP	0%	0%	0	47%	26%	62	-
1982	Estudiantes LP	0%	0%	0	50%	12%	50	-
1981/1982	Leeds United	0%	0%	0	25%	50%	20	-
1980/1981	Leeds United	39%	39%	23	35%	39%	23	Slightly positive
1979/1980	Sheffield U	0%	0%	0	25%	50%	4	-
1978/1979	Sheffield U	0%	0%	0	26%	46%	46	-
1978	River Plate	40%	30%	10	60%	7%	15	Negative
1977	River Plate	44%	17%	36	56%	28%	25	Slightly negative
1976	River Plate	59%	24%	46	48%	19%	21	Slightly positive
1975	River Plate	62%	21%	29	69%	9%	32	Very slightly negative
1974	River Plate	30%	40%	10	50%	35%	26	Negative

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
River Plate
03/03/1974	PD	All Boys - River Plate	1 - 1	First match with the club
08/09/1974	PD	Jorge Newbery - River Plate	1 - 0	First start, first loss
21/09/1974	PD	River Plate - Colon de Santa Fe	2 - 0	First victory
20/04/1975	PD	River Plate - Temperley	6 - 1	First goal
Leeds United
16/08/1980	D1	Leeds United - Aston Villa	1 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first loss
23/08/1980	D1	Norwich City - Leeds United	2 - 3	First victory
04/10/1980	D1	Ipswich Town - Leeds United	1 - 1	First goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 04/05/2024 at 21:50

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	23	2	990	1980	96%22	39%9	22%5	39%9
Primera División	Primera División	116	12	569	6833	63%73	53%62	25%29	22%25
Friendlies	Friendlies	4			293	75%3		75%3	25%1
Copa America	Copa America	4			334	100%4	25%1	75%3
Copa Libertadores	Copa Libertadores	15			885	53%8	40%6	27%4	33%5

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1988/1989	Irapuato	1P	4	32	38	9	14	15	43	57
1987/1988	Ferro Carril Oeste	1	14	33	38	7	19	12	27	35
1986/1987	Grêmio	12	4	15	16	5	5	6	16	15
1986/1987	Grêmio	11	5	11	10	4	3	3	15	11
1985	Estudiantes LP	1T	1	9	6	4	1	1	12	4
1985	Estudiantes LP	1D	1	9	6	4	1	1	12	4
1985	Estudiantes LP	1P	3	9	6	4	1	1	12	4
1985	Estudiantes LP	1H	3	9	6	4	1	1	12	4
1985	Estudiantes LP	1PE	1	9	6	4	1	1	12	4
1984	Estudiantes LP	1N	1	6	3	3	0	0	8	2
1983	Estudiantes LP	1N2P	1	8	6	4	0	2	7	3
1982	Estudiantes LP	1M	1	43	30	16	11	3	40	16
1982	Estudiantes LP	1N	1	23	16	8	7	1	22	10
1980/1981	Leeds United	1	9	44	42	17	10	15	39	47
1978/1979	Sheffield U	2	20	34	42	11	12	19	52	69
1977	River Plate	1N	6	9	11	4	1	6	22	15
1977	River Plate	1M	1	63	44	25	13	6	83	46
1976	River Plate	1	1	24	16	10	4	2	31	14
1976	River Plate	1N	1	24	16	10	4	2	31	14
1976	River Plate	1M	5	13	11	3	7	1	13	11
1976	River Plate	1MC	1	27	22	12	3	7	43	26
1975	River Plate	1PN	1	12	7	5	2	0	13	8
1975	River Plate	1N	1	25	16	12	1	3	41	17
1974	River Plate	1N	5	19	18	7	5	6	33	20

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 18, 1989	18/06	PD	Round 38	Correcaminos	1 - 1	Irapuato	No data
June 11, 1989	11/06	PD	Round 37	Irapuato	1 - 1	América	No data
June 04, 1989	04/06	PD	Round 36	Toluca	3 - 3	Irapuato	No data
May 28, 1989	28/05	PD	Round 35	Irapuato	4 - 2	Leones Negros	No data
May 21, 1989	21/05	PD	Round 34	Chivas	3 - 0	Irapuato	No data
May 14, 1989	14/05	PD	Round 33	Irapuato	1 - 2	Tampico Madero	No data
May 06, 1989	06/05	PD	Round 32	Tigres UANL	0 - 0	Irapuato	No data
April 30, 1989	30/04	PD	Round 31	Irapuato	1 - 1	Morelia	No data
April 22, 1989	22/04	PD	Round 30	Cruz Azul	2 - 1	Irapuato	No data
April 20, 1989	20/04	F	South America	Chile	1 - 1	Argentina	Absent
April 16, 1989	16/04	PD	Round 29	Irapuato	3 - 2	Santos Laguna	No data
April 13, 1989	13/04	F	South America	Ecuador	2 - 2	Argentina	Absent
April 10, 1989	10/04	PD	Round 28	Necaxa	2 - 0	Irapuato	No data
April 05, 1989	05/04	PD	Round 27	Irapuato	2 - 0	Atlante	No data
April 02, 1989	02/04	PD	Round 24	Estudiantes	2 - 2	Irapuato	No data
March 31, 1989	31/03	PD	Round 26	A. Potosino	1 - 0	Irapuato	No data
March 26, 1989	26/03	PD	Round 25	Irapuato	1 - 0	Atlas	No data
March 12, 1989	12/03	PD	Round 23	Irapuato	4 - 0	Cobras	No data
March 09, 1989	09/03	F	South America	Colombia	1 - 0	Argentina	Absent
March 04, 1989	04/03	PD	Round 22	Monterrey	0 - 0	Irapuato	No data
March 01, 1989	01/03	PD	Round 21	Puebla	2 - 0	Irapuato	No data
February 26, 1989	26/02	PD	Round 20	Irapuato	1 - 0	UNAM	No data
February 19, 1989	19/02	PD	Round 19	Irapuato	1 - 1	Correcaminos	No data
February 10, 1989	10/02	PD	Round 18	América	3 - 0	Irapuato	No data
February 05, 1989	05/02	PD	Round 17	Irapuato	1 - 3	Toluca	No data
January 31, 1989	31/01	PD	Round 14	Tampico Madero	2 - 0	Irapuato	No data
January 28, 1989	28/01	PD	Round 16	Leones Negros	2 - 0	Irapuato	No data
January 22, 1989	22/01	PD	Round 15	Irapuato	1 - 1	Chivas	No data
January 08, 1989	08/01	PD	Round 13	Irapuato	0 - 2	Tigres UANL	No data
December 30, 1988	30/12	PD	Round 12	Morelia	1 - 1	Irapuato	No data
December 22, 1988	22/12	PD	Round 11	Irapuato	2 - 2	Cruz Azul	No data
December 18, 1988	18/12	PD	Round 10	Santos Laguna	0 - 0	Irapuato	No data
December 11, 1988	11/12	PD	Round 9	Irapuato	0 - 0	Necaxa	No data
December 02, 1988	02/12	PD	Round 8	Atlante	3 - 1	Irapuato	No data
November 27, 1988	27/11	PD	Round 7	Irapuato	3 - 0	A. Potosino	No data
November 19, 1988	19/11	PD	Round 6	Atlas	5 - 1	Irapuato	No data
November 13, 1988	13/11	PD	Round 5	Irapuato	1 - 4	Estudiantes	No data
November 05, 1988	05/11	PD	Round 4	Cobras	1 - 1	Irapuato	No data
October 30, 1988	30/10	PD	Round 3	Irapuato	2 - 0	Monterrey	No data
October 23, 1988	23/10	PD	Round 2	Irapuato	1 - 0	Puebla	No data
October 16, 1988	16/10	PD	Round 1	UNAM	3 - 2	Irapuato	No data
October 12, 1988	12/10	F	Intercontinental	Spain	1 - 1	Argentina	Absent

First XI

On the bench

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