JUST IN: Alfredo di Stefano has died - Real Madrid legend passes away after suffering heart attack, aged 88
The world of football is in mourning after legendary Real Madrid forward Alfredo di Stefano died at the age of 88.
The former Spain, Argentina and Colombia international suffered a heart attack near the club’s Bernabeu stadium on Saturday afternoon and passed away on Monday afternoon.
Real Madrid’s honorary president was attended to by emergency medical services after suffering a cardiac arrest that reportedly lasted 18 minutes on Saturday and he had been kept in an induced coma in the coronary unit at the General Universitario Gregorio Maranon Hospital in the Spanish capital.
However, his condition took a tragic turn for the worse on Monday afternoon and one of football’s most iconic names has died.
Di Stefano was an integral part of the Real Madrid side that won five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960 and he was voted European player of the year in both 1957 and 1959.
He scored more than 300 goals across 11 seasons with the Madrid side and is the club’s second highest scorer behind Raul, with 307 goals in all competitions.
On the international scene, he represented Spain on 31 occasions and also played for Argentina and Colombia.
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